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Calamoneta sp. Slender Forest Spider

A slender spider with forward pointing chelicerae, or jaws, in rainforest from South East Queensland to the far north. Closely related to Cheiracanthium, but with noticeably longer metatarsi. ♀ 9mm ♂ 8mm

Male adult


Calamoneta
Photo: Jürgen Haiderm Springbrook Mountain, Gold Coast hinterland

Adult male 4801


Calamoneta
Photo: Dr Greg Anderson Cassowary House Kuranda

Adult male 4801 closer from above


Calamoneta
Photo: Dr Greg Anderson Cassowary House Kuranda

Adult male 6336


Calamoneta
Photo: Dr Greg Anderson Cassowary House Kuranda

Adult male 6336 closer


Calamoneta
Photo: Dr Greg Anderson Cassowary House Kuranda

Juvenile


Calamoneta
Photo: Dr Greg Anderson Cassowary House, Kuranda

Female


Calamoneta
Photo: Dr Robert Raven Queensland Museum

Juvenile (penultimate male)


Calamoneta
Photo: Dr Greg Anderson Mapleton Falls, South East Queensland

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