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: Unknown but this spider seems unlikely to be hazardous to humans

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

Note that in 2007 many of the araneid species presently classified as belonging to the genus Araneus 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.