- On branch
- Female with epi
- Female 6180
- Female
- Male Myall Park Botanic Garden
- Male Myall Park Botanic Garden
A common spider in gardens and nearby bushland in eastern Australia, probably spready by humans. C. mordax is the largest and most common of several species in a cluster of close relatives. Pale fawn, sometimes with a reddish brown line extending halfway down the abdomen, sometimes with a uniformly pale abdomen. No fovea or pit running lengthways in the centre of the carapace. Nocturnal, spends the days in a silken retreat usually made with a live leaf. Egg sac of white silk about 9mm x 6mm. Eggs around .75mm in diameter, glutinous, globular. ♀ 10mm ♂ 8mm
On branch
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female with epi
Photo: Robert Whyte Myall Park Botanic Garden
Female 6180
Photo: Dr Greg Anderson Mount Lyndhurst Station SA
Female
Photo: Dr Greg Anderson West side Lake Samsonvale QLD
Male Myall Park Botanic Garden
Photo: Robert Whyte Myall Park Botanic Garden
Male Myall Park Botanic Garden
Photo: Robert Whyte Myall Park Botanic Garden
