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Storosa obscura Jocqué, 1991 Dark Storosa

Female in leaf litter

Storosa obscura is a medium sized spider, the female up to 13 mm in body length, the male a little smaller. It lives in in moist leaf litter and under rocks and logs in eastern Australia, possibly elsewhere. The important visible features of this spider are the smoothly arched carapace and the glossy black or dark brown body surfaces. It is black and waves its front legs when threatened, somewhat arching up, which is possibly why it was mistaken for a funnelweb when it was recorded biting a man on Fraser Island (R. Raven pers. comm.). The species name means dark or obscure.

Storosa obscura
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female from behind


Storosa obscura
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female side on facing


Storosa obscura
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female from above


Storosa obscura
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female from behind


Storosa obscura
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, 10 mm body length from above behind


Storosa obscura
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, 10 mm body length, from above


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Female, 10 mm body length, facing


Storosa obscura
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, 10 mm body length, from behind


storosa obscura
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, 10 mm body length, from side on ruler


Storosa obscura
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, 10 mm body length, epigyne


Storosa obscura
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