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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