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Red Headed Mouse Spider
Walking in the Adelaide Hills today (6 May '20) when we came across this rather impressive spider.
Fine day, broad day light! These males are not shy!
They are a kind of trap door spider and as a kid I fished one out with a grass stem - I was surprised!
Apologies for the photo quality, I had my mobile phone.
''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.
Similar species: Spiders
By betsuin
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Uploaded May 6, 2020. Captured May 6, 2020 11:43.
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