Arbanitis sp. (genus)

2 An armoured trapdoor spider at Penrose, NSW

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Identification history

	Arbanitis sp. (genus)	5 Oct 2024	NateKingsford
	Idiopidae (family)	5 Oct 2024	Aussiegall

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My neighbour caught this spider, his wife was gardening when it bit her glove but didn't go through. He thinks it may be a funnel web but I am thinking maybe a trapdoor, sorry this is the only photo I have, not taken by me.

2 comments

NateKingsford wrote:

5 Oct 2024

A gorgeous male

Aussiegall wrote:

5 Oct 2024

@NateKingsford thanks for the confirmation

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Location information

Maps Penrose Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Penrose, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
Aussiegall Recorded by
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Spiders Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae) Aussiegall Southern Highlands NatureMapr

Species information

Arbanitis sp. (genus) Scientific name
An armoured trapdoor spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 685.8m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Misgolas sp. Dyarcyops sp.

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