3, see text Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in mainland Australia and South America usually in open forest.

[1] It includes mouse spiders (Missulena species), whose bites, though rare, are considered medically significant and potentially dangerous.

[3] Members of the family are stout black with species size varying from 10 mm-35 mm in length.

Depending on the species, the abdomen is black or dark blue with a light grey to white patch top.

[5] Species of Actinopodidae are ambush hunters that lie in their burrow lid at night preying on insects that are within catching range.