Black tunnelweb spider / Te pūngāwerewere pango noho ki te māwhaiwhai anaroa
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Araneae
- Whānau
- Family
- Hexathelidae
Te Rahi
- He pūngāwerewere rahi, he taumaha anō. E 24 mm pea te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Large, bulky spider. Body length about 24 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa tēnei momo.
Distribution
- A New Zealand species
Te Huringa Ora
- Noho ai ki te anaroa ka hangaia ki tana miro, i raro i te kōhatu, i te poro rākau.
- He papanga miro kei te waha o te anaroa, ina neneke, kua mōhio te pūngāwerewere he pepeke e whakatata mai ana.
- He pÔtara, he waemano, he pāpapa ana tino kai.
Life history
- Lives in tunnel lined with web, under stones or logs
- Vibrations of the sheet of silk at tunnel entrance alert the spider to insects nearby