Missulena granulosaCommon name: Mouse Spider
Distribution: Primarily reported from the south west of Western Australia.
Description: This spider was approximately 30 millimetres long.
Notes: Mouse spiders are potentially dangerous however they rarely inject their venom.
This spider was photographed in July.
References: Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b7da8abe-b0a1-4c34-ac00-01f08832f1c6#overview
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2427
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missulena
Identification courtesy of David Knowles.
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