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Canberra Nature Map's Newsletter for June 2025

11 Jul 2025

Hello everyone. Alison Milton has produced the June quarterly CNM newsletter. It has some interesting information about what the Nature Mappers have been doing and finding. We hope you enjoy the read....

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Discussion

AlisonPignon wrote:

30 Apr 2025

Thanks, that's super interesting!

Missulena sp. (genus)

NateKingsford wrote:

28 Apr 2025

The easiest way to tell Missulena and Atracidae apart is the eye arrangement. Missulena eyes will be spread across the caput region of the cephalothorax (top of the head area next to the chalicerae), while Atracid eyes will be tightly grouped together. Missulena have a more stocky appearance compared to Atracids and they have much more chonkier looking Chalicerae (the large appendage at the front of the head where the fangs attach to the body).

I'd be happy to help if you have any further questions

Missulena sp. (genus)

AlisonPignon wrote:

28 Apr 2025

Thanks Nate. He was lying on a mat doing stretches, hence it was able to crawl on him. Out of interest, how do you distinguish it from a funnel web?

Missulena sp. (genus)

NateKingsford wrote:

28 Apr 2025

That's all good Alison, it happens. This one is a mature male Missulena sp. (Looks like Missulena dispaca, however some species within the genus are incredibly hard to tell apart without a closer look under a microscope). They're taxonomic cousins to funnel webs (Atracidae family), there isn't too much known about the venom so care should be taken when handling these guys

Missulena sp. (genus)

AlisonPignon wrote:

28 Apr 2025

Hi Nate, apologies, I've just added the photos. Keen to know if it was a funnel web spider as it was crawling on my husband's leg before we took these photos! Thanks!

Missulena sp. (genus)