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unanswered Question NZ Black Tunnelweb Spider (Porrhothele antipodiana)

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07 Nov 2022 14:03 #568

Found these at my mates place in the Wairarapa which is at the southern end of the North Island under corrugated iron laying in long grass . They are a harmless relative to the Australian Funnel Web Spider and can live up to 6 years .

Photo 1 - This is a standard coloured speciman about half grown .

Photo 2 - This one has recently moulted and it's carapace hasn't coloured back up yet .

Photos 3 & 4 - These are parts of
typical webs which are just laid out flat on the ground , these spiders seldom use burrows , just huge sheets of web covering the ground with a tunnel within where the spider lives.

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Last edit: 09 Nov 2022 17:14 by Trevor Glyn-Jones.

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