Red-headed Mouse Spider (species: Missulena occatoria) in Kimberley Coast (Gaia Guide)
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Missulena occatoria
Red-headed Mouse Spider


©Peripitus on Wikipedia: Male

©Karla Quintana Pearce: Red-headed Mouse Spider (Missulena occatoria) in Lyell Forest, Australia

©Toby Hudson: Female Missulena occatoria

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Arachnida
Order Araneae
Family Actinopodidae
Genus Missulena
Species Missulena occatoria

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Distinguishing features

While the females are black with a red tinge, the males have a bright red head and jaws, and a gunmetal blue-black abdomen. (Wikipedia)

Size

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is found in Southern Australia, from open forests to desert shrublands. (Wikipedia)

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