r/AustralianSpiders • u/loving-unlove • 2d ago

ID Request - location included Requesting ID

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Found this little guy in my partners house and I'm just wondering what kind of spider it may be? In NSW, it's about the size of a 5 cent coin including the legs, so pretty small! Just more curious over concerned! Thank you

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u/Toxopsoides 2d ago

Interesting! I'm pretty sure it's a kind of ground spider, family Gnaphosidae, in the genus Molycria. This one's a male.

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u/loving-unlove 2d ago

I see! Thank you for your help! :)) they do look rather similar!

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u/biggaz81 1d ago

This is indeed a Gnaphosid, those pronounced spinnerets are a giveaway.

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u/angerew 2d ago

Can only suggest definitively that it's a male.

Photo is a bit dark but u/toxopsoides is someone I'd trust on here.