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Northern Lined Hygropoda

Hygropoda lineata

Photo by Andrea Lim
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Field Notes

Description:

Green-brown spider, body length 1cm, long thin spiky legs three times body length. This one has had a hard life, coping with just 4 legs. Carrying a large egg sac. Had a sparse sheet web over the surface of the leaf.

Habitat:

Edge of forest, near creek at James Cook University Cairns campus.

Reference Links:

Hygropoda lineata (Thorell, 1881) Northern Lined Hygropoda

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Andrea Lim
Thank you Shanna and Carla. It manages quite well with only one leg on the RHS of its body.

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PublishedApril 5, 2013

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