Adult whitetail spider. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Araneae
- Whānau
- Family
- Lamponidae
Te Rahi
- He pūngāwerewere āhua rahi. 17mm te roa o tana tinana.
Size range
- Medium–sized spider. Body length up to 17 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ahitereiria.
- Kei ngā wāhi maha o Aotearoa.
Distribution
- From Australia
- Widespread in North Island
Te Huringa Ora
- Ka kitea nuitia i rō whare.
- Kai ai i ētahi atu pūngāwerewere, tae atu ki te pūngāwerewere kiwikiwi noho whare.
- He mamae tonu tana kakati, ā, tērā tonu ka pirau te wāhi i ngaua.
Life history
- Often found around houses
- Eats other spiders, especially grey house spiders
- Has a painful bite, which sometimes becomes infected
- A closely related species, Lampona cylindrata (L.Koch), is found in South Island
