Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider)

Family Scytodidae. These spiders hunt by spitting a toxic silk at their prey. The steeply domed cephalothorax (front part of the body) houses the powerful muscles needed to rapidly fire the silk out.

Further reference: Atlas of Living Australia

Scytodes sp. (genus) is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Far West New South Wales

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Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Lightning Ridge, NSW - 26 Aug 2023 by SimoneC

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Scytodes sp. (genus) (Spitting spider) at Lightning Ridge, NSW - 26 Aug 2023 by SimoneC

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Species information

Scytodes sp. (genus) Scientific name
Spitting spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Cosmopolitan
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 570.96m Recorded at altitude
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Location information

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Lightning Ridge, NSW

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