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Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837 Dark Spitting Spider

A cosmopolitan or world-wide spider found in warmer regions, mostly tropical southern hemisphere, with long, thin legs and a relatively massive body.The female is dark brown to black, the male paler, sometimes yellow with purplish markings. The male has much longer front legs. Females are often seen with egg sacs, carried by their jaws. ♀ 6mm ♂ 5mm

Female, Douglas Daly Research Farm, Northern Territory


Scytodes fusca
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, Darwin


Scytodes fusca
Photo: Dr Greg Anderson

Female, Douglas Daly Research Farm, Northern Territory


Scytodes fusca
Photo: Robert Whyte

 
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