Like all Eastern Wishbone Spiders of the genus Namea, this species constructs an open entrance hole without a trapdoor, and a Y-shaped underground burrow shaft (hence the common name of ‘wishbone’ spider), one branch of which leads to a concealed second entrance hole. This concealed second entrance is used as an emergency escape shaft when danger threatens. The spiders sit at the entrances of their burrows at night, waiting for passing prey, which they quickly pounce upon. Individuals probably take around five years to mature, and females likely live for over a decade in the wild.