Missulena Occatoria AF
Took this biological nailclipper out yesterday to pack her away. Unfortunately they lose their boopable, bumbly cuteness as they grow, although they are still very clumsy and uncoordinated
Large fangs for body size to me- nice shot!
Thank you very much :) this particular female is crazy, one time i used an icecream stick to try and coax her into the setup she was just in, but she ended up snapping it in half...

Other interesting thing is they are one of the only known Mygalomorph families with sidewards fangs and slings that use wind dispersal to travel
 
Thank you very much :) this particular female is crazy, one time i used an icecream stick to try and coax her into the setup she was just in, but she ended up snapping it in half...

Other interesting thing is they are one of the only known Mygalomorph families with sidewards fangs and slings that use wind dispersal to travel
Interesting! The Mygalomorphs I’ve seen all seem rather squat and stout with large fangs for their size. Is this accurate for all of them?

Re dispersal it is believed by some experts that wind dispersal may be one reason why Avics have a massive distribution in S. America
 
Interesting! The Mygalomorphs I’ve seen all seem rather squat and stout with large fangs for their size. Is this accurate for all of them?

Re dispersal it is believed by some experts that wind dispersal may be one reason why Avics have a massive distribution in S. America
Appearance varies wildly genus to genus, some looking unmistakably primitive like above and others like Barychelidae and some Nemesiidae looking very smooth, slender and almost identical to a T. Alot of the commonly available species outside Aus like Cyclocosmia and Liphistis match the more stout and chubby build, so most people probably dont get see many of the other groups often.

It wouldnt surprise me if that was the case with Avics, although i guess they could also crawl a fair distance being mostly confined to treetops
 

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