Vagrant spider
Order: Araneae
Family: Zoropsidae
Size range
- Medium to large spider. Body length 20 mm
Distribution
- Many New Zealand species
Life History
- A forest spider, found in gardens near bush areas
- Under logs or stones in the daytime
- An active nocturnal hunter
- Builds a web as a retreat for use in the daytime and when moulting
- Webbing also used to bind the eggsac
- Eats ground dwelling invertebrates