830 observations
Red-headed Mouse Spider
Missulena occatoria
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Arachnida ›Order: Araneae ›Family: Actinopodidae ›Genus: Missulena
About
Missulena occatoria, known as the red-headed mouse spider, is found in Southern Australia, from open forests to desert shrublands. It is the largest (females up to 24 mm, males up to 12 mm) and most widely distributed Missulena species, because the spiderlings are wind-dispersed (ballooning). Normally this only occurs with araneomorph spiders, mygalomorph spiders normally disperse by walking. Missulena venom may be very toxic, but few cases of serious envenomation have been recorded. Most recorded bites only caused...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Red-headed Mouse Spider is Missulena occatoria.
- Red-headed Mouse Spider belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Red-headed Mouse Spider belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Red-headed Mouse Spider belongs to the class Arachnida.
- Red-headed Mouse Spider belongs to the order Araneae.
- Red-headed Mouse Spider belongs to the family Actinopodidae.
- Red-headed Mouse Spider belongs to the genus Missulena.