Cyclosa species

Fact Box Species: Cyclosa species (VF) Family: Araneidae formerly Argiopidae Body length: female: 9 mm male: 5 mm Habitat: In a small circular orb web in green vegetation; a line of insect debris normally runs vertically through the centre or the orb. Toxicity: Uncertain; may be too small to cause illness in humans and this species is not aggressive towards humans

In its web

Note that the abdomen of this species lacks the obvious projections found on many other Cyclosa species.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Cyclosa insulana.