Missulena occatoria

1 Red-headed Mouse Spider at Springdale Heights, NSW

Missulena occatoria at Springdale Heights, NSW - 19 May 2020 01:45 AM

Missulena occatoria at Springdale Heights, NSW - 19 May 2020 01:45 AM

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Identification history

	Missulena occatoria	21 Aug 2020	MichaelMulvaney
	Missulena occatoria	21 Aug 2020	PaulF

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2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

21 Aug 2020

Males like this one come out of their burrows during periods of rain looking for the burrows of females, who are totally dark brown in colour

PaulF wrote:

21 Aug 2020

It was photographed after rain.

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Location information

Coordinates 146.953339 -36.021347
Altitude 319.6m
Maps Albury
Places Springdale Heights, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
19 May 2020 01:45 AM Recorded on
PaulF Recorded by
Collections
Spiders Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae) PaulF Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

Species information

Missulena occatoria Scientific name
Red-headed Mouse Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 899m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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