Habitat and Behaviour
They live in gardens and inside houses, beneath bark and rocks, in leaf litter and are often found in the folds of clothes, towels and shoes. They do not build webs. According to the Qld Museum they cannot climb glass. Most active at night, they hunt for other spiders. Their favoured prey is the black house spider.
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