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Red-headed Mouse Spider - Missulena occatoria This is the first time that I have seen this spider. They can grow up to 35 mm . The one I found is only about 15 mm and might grow bigger. I decided to keep it in a glass tank for a while to see if it will grow more, also to give me more opportunities to take more photos. Australia,Eamw spiders,Eamw trapdoor spidersFall,Encounter Bay SA,Geotagged,Missulena occatoria,Red-headed mouse spider Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Red-headed Mouse Spider - Missulena occatoria

This is the first time that I have seen this spider. They can grow up to 35 mm . The one I found is only about 15 mm and might grow bigger. I decided to keep it in a glass tank for a while to see if it will grow more, also to give me more opportunities to take more photos.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    As beautiful as it is intimidating, and a crystal clear shot. Nice work! Posted one year ago
    1. View Ernst's profile
      Ernst
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      Thank you Ferdy. This one made sure that I could see her fangs. Posted one year ago

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The Red-headed mouse spider

''Missulena occatoria'', known as the red-headed mouse spider, is found in Southern Australia, from open forest to desert shrubland. It is the largest and most widely distributed ''Missulena'' species, because the spiderlings are wind-dispersed. Normally this only occurs with araneomorph spiders, mygalomorph spiders normally disperse by walking.

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Uploaded May 31, 2024. Captured May 31, 2024 13:17 in CJ63+76 Encounter Bay SA, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 59mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.