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  Spotted Ground Spider (Storena sp)





Spotted Ground Spider | Storena sp photo
Spotted Ground Spider photographed at Buderim, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.

Spotted Ground Spider | Storena sp photo
Spotted Ground Spider

Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.

Spotted Ground Spider | Storena sp photo
Spotted Ground Spider

Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.







SPIDER FACTS

Description
The Spotted Ground Spider has black body with yellow spots on the abdomen. The legs are brown or black. It is a rover and can move rapidly.

Size
15mm

Habitat
open ground, common in gardens

Food
insects hunted on the ground

Notes
Bite results in local mild pain



Classification
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneomorphae
Family:Zodariidae
Genus:Storena
Species:sp
Common Name:Spotted Ground Spider