Banded tunnelweb spider / Te pūngāwerewere tāhei noho ki te māwhaiwhai anaroa. Photo by Bryce McQuillan
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Araneae
- Whānau
- Family
- Hexathelidae
Te Rahi
- He pūngāwerewere rahi, he taumaha anō. E 25 mm te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Large, bulky spider. Body length 25 mm.
Te Tītaringa
- Kei Te Ika a Māui.
Distribution
- North Island.
Te Huringa Ora
- Ka hanga anaroa mōna ki tana miro. Hangaia ai te nuinga o ngā anaroa nei ki raro i ngā maramara hiako rākau kua taka ki te whenua.
- He aho miro anō e toro atu ana i te waha o te anaroa, koia hei whakararu, hei rapahuki i ngā mea ka tūpono hipa atu.
- Ko ngā pepeke ka tūpono te pā atu ki ngā aho rapahuki, tērā ka mau i a ia.
- Kai ai i ngā momo pepeke katoa, tae atu ki ētahi pÔtara noho whenua rahi tonu.
Life history
- Forms a silk–lined tunnel usually under the loose bark of fallen trees. Threads of silk extend from the entrance of the tunnel to act as triplines.
- Captures insects that knock into the triplines.
- Eats any insects, including large ground beetles.