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Spitting spider dorsal The spitting spiders belong to the family of six-eyed spiders, Scytodidae which are haplogynae (they lack hardened, sclerotized, female genitalia) and stand out as unique among the spider population, not just for uniquely having the six eyes. Contrary to most spiders, its head-breast part is larger than its abdomen. The chelicerae (fangs), are extremely small but from them venom coated silk is released at incredible speed to coat the prey.<br /> <br /> I believe this is Scytodes thoracica, but will do more research before tagging.<br /> <br /> Female, body length 5 mm<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106231/spitting_spider_lateral.html" title="Spitting spider lateral"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/106231_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=jyfm2%2BU8FtRZNGiEfSi4tgN%2FXtQ%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Spitting spider lateral The spitting spiders belong to the family of six-eyed spiders, Scytodidae which are haplogynae (they lack hardened, sclerotized, female genitalia) and stand out as unique among the spider population, not just for uniquely having the six eyes. Contrary to most spiders, its head-breast part is larger than its abdomen. The chelicerae (fangs), are extremely small but from them venom coated silk is released at incredible speed to coat the prey. <br /> <br /> I believe this is Scytodes thoracica, but will do more research before tagging.<br /> <br /> Female, body length 5 mm<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106232/spitting_spider_dorsal.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106230/spitting_spider_anterior.html<br /> <br /> <br /> Araneae,Australia,Geotagged,Scytodidae,Summer,arachnid,arthropod,haplogynae,invertebrate,macro.fauna.new south wales,spitting spider" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106230/spitting_spider_anterior.html" title="Spitting spider anterior"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/106230_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2FPXYUe5uY%2F%2FC5Fo8%2FYnO98wFGLM%3D" width="200" height="172" alt="Spitting spider anterior The spitting spiders belong to the family of six-eyed spiders, Scytodidae which are haplogynae (they lack hardened, sclerotized, female genitalia) and stand out as unique among the spider population, not just for uniquely having the six eyes. Contrary to most spiders, its head-breast part is larger than its abdomen. The chelicerae (fangs), are extremely small but from them venom coated silk is released at incredible speed to coat the prey.<br /> <br /> I believe this is Scytodes thoracica, but will do more research before tagging.<br /> <br /> Female, body length 5 mm<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106232/spitting_spider_dorsal.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106231/spitting_spider_lateral.html Araneae,Australia,Geotagged,Haplogynae,Scytodidae,Summer,arachnid,arthropod,fauna,invertebrate,macro,new south wales,spitting spider" /></a></figure> Araneae,Australia,Geotagged,Haplogynae,Scytodidae,Summer,arachnid,arthropod,fauna,invertebrate,macro,new south wales,spitting spider Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Spitting spider dorsal

The spitting spiders belong to the family of six-eyed spiders, Scytodidae which are haplogynae (they lack hardened, sclerotized, female genitalia) and stand out as unique among the spider population, not just for uniquely having the six eyes. Contrary to most spiders, its head-breast part is larger than its abdomen. The chelicerae (fangs), are extremely small but from them venom coated silk is released at incredible speed to coat the prey.

I believe this is Scytodes thoracica, but will do more research before tagging.

Female, body length 5 mm

Spitting spider lateral The spitting spiders belong to the family of six-eyed spiders, Scytodidae which are haplogynae (they lack hardened, sclerotized, female genitalia) and stand out as unique among the spider population, not just for uniquely having the six eyes. Contrary to most spiders, its head-breast part is larger than its abdomen. The chelicerae (fangs), are extremely small but from them venom coated silk is released at incredible speed to coat the prey. <br /> <br /> I believe this is Scytodes thoracica, but will do more research before tagging.<br /> <br /> Female, body length 5 mm<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106232/spitting_spider_dorsal.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106230/spitting_spider_anterior.html<br /> <br /> <br /> Araneae,Australia,Geotagged,Scytodidae,Summer,arachnid,arthropod,haplogynae,invertebrate,macro.fauna.new south wales,spitting spider


Spitting spider anterior The spitting spiders belong to the family of six-eyed spiders, Scytodidae which are haplogynae (they lack hardened, sclerotized, female genitalia) and stand out as unique among the spider population, not just for uniquely having the six eyes. Contrary to most spiders, its head-breast part is larger than its abdomen. The chelicerae (fangs), are extremely small but from them venom coated silk is released at incredible speed to coat the prey.<br /> <br /> I believe this is Scytodes thoracica, but will do more research before tagging.<br /> <br /> Female, body length 5 mm<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106232/spitting_spider_dorsal.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106231/spitting_spider_lateral.html Araneae,Australia,Geotagged,Haplogynae,Scytodidae,Summer,arachnid,arthropod,fauna,invertebrate,macro,new south wales,spitting spider

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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Dec 28, 2020. Captured Dec 28, 2020 08:25 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO250
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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