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Australian Orb-weaving spider (male)

Eriophora transmarina

Photo by Andrea Lim
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Description:

Body length 10mm. With legs spread out, they seemed to go every which way (pic 1) Very gangly. When disturbed it drew its legs in (pic 2). Abdomen pattern of this species can be highly variable.

Habitat:

At edge of forest at James Cook University, Cairns QLD

Reference Links:

Australian garden orb weaver spider, Orb Web Weavers - Genus Eriophora and Araneus

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