Rhene konradi, Konrad's Broad-headed Jumping Spider, is a species of jumping spider that lives in South Africa. Unusually for spiders in the genus Rhene, it has been found in grasslands as well as in wooded areas. It is a small spider that resembles a beetle, measuring between 3.2 and 5.3 mm (0.13 and 0.21 in) in total length. The male has a dark carapace, the hard upper part of its forward section, and brownish sternum underneath, its rear section, its abdomen, being brownish on top and greyish-beige underneath. The female is generally dark brown, although the underside of its abdomen is lighter. The male has a stripe on its carapace and the female has symbols on its abdomen.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Konrad's broad-headed jumping spider being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Salticidae
- Genus
- Rhene
- Species
- Rhene konradi
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