- Female in leaf litter
- Female from behind
- Female side on facing
- Female from above
- Female from behind
- Female, 10 mm body length from above behind
- Female, 10 mm body length, from above
- Female, 10 mm body length, facing
- Female, 10 mm body length, from behind
- Female, 10 mm body length, from side on ruler
- Female, 10 mm body length, epigyne
Female in leaf litter
Storosa obscura is a medium sized spider, the female up to 13 mm in body length, the male a little smaller. It lives in in moist leaf litter and under rocks and logs in eastern Australia, possibly elsewhere. The important visible features of this spider are the smoothly arched carapace and the glossy black or dark brown body surfaces. It is black and waves its front legs when threatened, somewhat arching up, which is possibly why it was mistaken for a funnelweb when it was recorded biting a man on Fraser Island (R. Raven pers. comm.). The species name means dark or obscure.
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female from behind
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female side on facing
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female from above
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female from behind
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female, 10 mm body length from above behind
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female, 10 mm body length, from above
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female, 10 mm body length, facing
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female, 10 mm body length, from behind
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female, 10 mm body length, from side on ruler
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female, 10 mm body length, epigyne
Photo: Robert Whyte
