Main Menu Home About BioCity Urban Animals & Plants PUBLICATIONS Research Postgraduate Courses Search Links Archived News Awards for BioCity Become a Sponsor How Popular is BioCity? That's My Opinion Radio Archives Contact Us Adelaide: Nature of a City - - - - - - - BioCity Awards spider What is a Spider? Where do spiders live? Conserving Spider's habitats Spider predators Dangerous spiders Spider bites in Australia Necrotising arachnidism Arachnophobia Biggest spiders Spiders in Australia Red Back Spider Trap Door Spider White-Tailed Spider Funnel Web Spider Huntsman Mouse Spider Black House Spider Wolf Spiders Golden Orb Weaver General Links Venom links Spider experts Spiders References White-Tailed Spider White-Tailed Spider Lampona sp The white tailed spider is about the size of a 50c piece when fully grown, with a leg diameter about the size of a pin. It has a grey cigar-shaped abdomen with a white spot on the end and sometimes the legs are banded with light traverse marks on the abdomen. These markings are more obvious on the juvenile White Tailed spider. It is typically found in cool, dark areas - under bark, in gardens, litter, walls and beds. It is active at night time. Although it has been suggested as a culprit in rare cases of large scale necrotic lesions, there is little supporting evidence. REF7

 

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