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By Ellis Myles White A Mouse spider is a spider that is poisonous and can be found anywhere in Australia. There are only two types of Mouse Spider, the male and the female The male has a blue abdomen and a red head and are very aggressive. The female has a black head and a brown abdomen. Both are the size of a 50 cent piece and are in the Arachnid family

Anatomy A Mouse spider has two body parts-

an abdomen and a head. Four legs are located on each side between the head and the abdomen.

simple Diagram

Mouse spiders can get up to the maximum size of a 50 cent piece.

They have two fangs that point diagonally towards each other.

They have 8 tiny e yes spread widely across their head.

Habitat = = Mouse Spiders live Australia wide in under ground burrows in gardens or the bush. = = = =

Prey

and Enemies

Mouse spiders eat mice, beetles, caterpillars and sometimes other spiders. Mouse Spiders are eaten by Red Backs, Scorpions and Wasps. Reproduction and Mating

Mouse Spiders mating season is late summer and early winter. The male wanders around looking for a female. He uses his long pedipalps to smell for a female or a her burrow. Once he finds a females burrow he taps the ground and silk around the doors to the burrow. When the female comes out if she agrees to mate she lets him into the burrow where mating happens. The female lays about 60 eggs and puts them into a room in her burrow. In the Summer the eggs hatch and the young spiderlings stay with their mother until Autumn and then they leave. Food Chain



Did

You Know



• Did you know Mouse Spider’s fangs come in at a 45 degree angle ||
 * • Most wandering spiders wander by night but the Mouse Spider wanders in the day. [[image:Mouse spider fangs.png width="364" height="273" align="center"]]