Queensland Government

Red House Spider

Nesticodes rufipes

Red House Spider
 

Identification
Full size - 20 cent piece; leg diameter - pin. Mottled, pea-shaped rust-red abdomen and legs.

Habitat
Dark corners. Most common summer. Australia-wide.

Web
Tangled, fine, exposed "retreat".

Bite
Mild to severe local pain.

 

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