A WHITE TAIL SPIDERBy Alec Cassidy

Different names for a white tail spider

Its scientific name is Lampona murina White tail. White tip

What does a white tail spider look like

It is a black and brown spider with a white spot on its tail.

It has 8 legs It has 8 eyes It has fangs It has an abdomen It has a head

Where does it live?

This Australian spider was first recorded in NZ in 1886, at Waiwera, Auckland.

It is now found everywhere in NZ. It lives in dark spaces like underneath

bark and plants, or clothing left on the floor.

What a white tail spider eats.

A White Tail Spider eats other spiders, especially the grey house spiders

Grey House Spider

Jumping Spider

NZ Cobweb Spider

Daddy Long Legs

The Spider’s Bite White-tailed spiders do bite but will only

bite if you scare them. Most of the time the bite will cause little harm, because there is nothing in the venom that will affect us.

A White-tail bite is sore straight away. Usually you can catch them easily, since the spider has bad eyesight.

Most White-tail spider bites only leave a red mark, and hurts around the bite.

Sometimes the area around the bite can swell a little, and after a while it just becomes itchy.

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