Araneus species

Fact Box Species: Araneus talipedatus (VF) or a closely related species (see notes below) Family: Araneidae formerly Argiopidae Body length: female: 8 mm male: about 4 mm Habitat: Likely to be found on green leaves in eucalypt forests Toxicity: Probably not hazardous to humans

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Araneus circulissparsus.

Note that many of the spiders presently classified as being either Araneus or Eriophora species are in urgent need of taxonomic revision. Both the generic and the species names shown for the spider shown on this page may therefore be changed in the near future.