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Unknown araneid species

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Species:
Unknown araneid species
(Volker Framenau advises that this probably is the male of Cyrtophora exanthematica or a related species)
Family:
Araneidae
Body length:
female: unknown
male: 3.5 mm
Habitat:
This species can be shaken from green leaves in eucalypt forests, particularly in areas where Cyrtophora exanthematica is common
Toxicity:
This species is a very timid spider and far too small to represent a hazard to humans
Unknown araneid species
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Oblique view
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Side view
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Underneath spider

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Some small araneids and theridiids.



Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 7 February 2007.