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Scorpion Tailed Spider

Arachnura higginsi

Scorpion Tailed Spider
 

Identification
Full size - 10-20 cent piece; leg diameter - pin. Bright colourful abdomen; long, slender, moveable "tail" with 3-4 "spikes".

Habitat
Garden, mangroves. Most common summer. Australia-wide.

Web
Circular.

Bite
None recorded.

 

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