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Supunna species

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Species:
Supunna species (QM
) (not fully classified yet)
Family:
Corinnidae
formerly Clubionidae
Body length:
female: 10 mm
male: unknown, perhaps 8 mm
Habitat:
In leaf litter but difficult to catch because it hides so quickly
Toxicity:
Unknown but may be mildly toxic to humans
Supunna species

This species is quite common in leaf litter in the Toowoomba region but is not often noticed because it is a very fast moving spider and quickly hides itself when disturbed. Not much is known of its natural history, but this spider belongs to the ant-mimic forms of the Family Corinnidae.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Some smaller wolf spiders and especially Supunna picta, and members of the Family Lamponidae such as Lampona murina.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 22 October 2003.