Black House Spider is a common spider native to Australia that has also become established in New Zealand and Japan, living both outdoors on rough-barked trees and indoors in building corners and around windows and doorways. Females grow to 18 millimeters in body length with a leg span of about 30 millimeters and dark brown to black coloring, building messy webs with funnel-shaped silk retreats where they remain for life; though venomous, the species is considered non-dangerous, with bites causing only localized pain and swelling.
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1. Wikipedia: Black house spider
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q4922350 (P225 taxon name)
Section: Habits, mating, and reproduction
There is a funnel-shaped, silken retreat, usually in the middle or corner of the web, where the spider spends most of its time waiting for prey
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The black house spider or common black spider (Badumna insignis) is a common species of cribellate Australian spider, introduced to New Zealand and Japan.
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In their natural habitat, they are usually found on rough-barked trees, whereas inside buildings they are often found in corners, around windows and doorways, or where other light sources may attract prey insects.
View the Source 2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
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3. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Badumna insignis
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2142987, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 2142987, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Black House Spider
- Wikidata Q4922350, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Araneae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceUNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araneae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82
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