Description
Sydney brown trapdoors are medium-to-large in size, the female is around 35mm in length, while the male is usually around 20mm and of a more slimmer build. They are chocolate brown coloured and the males have distinct boxing glove-shaped palps, which are the appendages at the front of the head between the first pair of legs.
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Male Sydney brown trapdoor spider (Misgolas rapax).
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Female Sydney brown trapdoor spider (Misgolas rapax).
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