Mygalomorph ID? (photo)
Hi all.
The pic is of my tunnelweb spider 'Doloras'. She resembles a Porrhothele antipodiana in size and shape - but not colour, as she is totally black (without the yellowish cephalothorax). Also Porrhothele are very uncommon in the upper North Island.
It looks uncannily like Hadronyche modesta to me - but we don't have them in NZ.
She is the second one I've found in the backyard, yet I have not seen one photo/description of her anywhere on the net or books (believe me... I've looked).
Any comments would be muchly appreciated.
Hi all.
The pic is of my tunnelweb spider 'Doloras'. She resembles a Porrhothele antipodiana in size and shape - but not colour, as she is totally black (without the yellowish cephalothorax). Also Porrhothele are very uncommon in the upper North Island.
It looks uncannily like Hadronyche modesta to me - but we don't have them in NZ.
She is the second one I've found in the backyard, yet I have not seen one photo/description of her anywhere on the net or books (believe me... I've looked).
Any comments would be muchly appreciated.
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