Head black with white stripes. Abdomen black with white spots. Forelegs orange, remaining legs with patches of white and black. Legs with claw tufts, so they can climb smooth surfaces. Male similar, slightly smaller. Fangs opposed, pinching.

They do not build webs, but roam freely, spinning only a few strands of silk behind bark, or other objects, as a retreat.

At a glance

Habitat Open forest.
Size Leg span up to 25 mm
Origin Native
Distribution Across Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Across Australia
Habitat
Open forest.
Size
Leg span up to 25 mm
Common Name Spotted Ground Swift Spider
Aliases Swift ground spider, Orange-legged Swift Spider,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumChelicerata
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
InfraorderAraneomorphae
FamilyCorinnidae
SubfamilyCastianeirinae
GenusNyssus
SpeciesNyssus coloripes
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