White_tailed Spider (Lampona murina)

White Tailed Spider

Lampona Murina

Big White-tailed female stalks a Badumna longuinis. She sat like this for hours awaiting the moment her target was away from it's retreat. I have watched one that sat for two days and nights hunting a Black House Spider on the ceiling of my kitchen. These spiders are common under rocks in gardens and will often come into houses hunting their favourite food. Science is still out on the degree of responsibility this spider should bear for creeping necrosis. Most verified bites simply blister and get itchy

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