A large, attractive trapdoor spider with a strikingly silver caput and silver on the leading edge of the dorsal abdomen, closely related to the SA specimen depicted here. The legs are massive, yet the spider has a particularly seductive, stealthy gait. Exhibits no timidity, but not aggressive. ♂ 22mm
Male adult facing
![Silverback Idiommata](../_dbase_upl/IMG_4918.jpg)
Collected: Dr Robert Raven Photo: Robert Whyte
Male from above
![Silverback Idiommata](../_dbase_upl/IMG_4923.jpg)
Collected: Dr Robert Raven Photo: Robert Whyte
Male from above
![Silverback Idiommata](../_dbase_upl/IMG_4927idiommata.jpg)
Collected: Dr Robert Raven Photo: Robert Whyte