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White-tail on the run
A bonny little White-tail....vagrant hunters seeking out prey rather than spinning a conventional web - their preferred prey is other spiders, especially Badumna insignis.
Much hysteria regarding bites from these spiders. Research has shown this venom does not cause cell death - necrosis more likely to be caused by infection. Isbister and Gray (2003).
18 mm body length
White-tailed spiders are spiders native to southern and eastern Australia, and so named because of the whitish tips at the end of their abdomens. Body size is up to 18 mm, with leg-span of 28 mm. Common species are "Lampona cylindrata" and "Lampona murina". Both these species have been introduced to New Zealand.
Similar species: Spiders
By Ruth Spigelman
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Uploaded Aug 1, 2018. Captured Jul 30, 2018 14:12 in York Dr, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia.
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