Araneus hamiltoni

Fact Box Species: Araneus hamiltoni (JS) Family: Araneidae Body length: female: 8 mm male: 5 mm Habitat: This species usually builds an orb web in low vegetation but is more likely to be found in this web at night than during the daylight hours Toxicity: This spider may be too timid to be hazardous to humans

Note that the male of this species looks rather different when compared with the female shown above, this being a characteristic of many araneid species.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: A number of Araneus/Eriophora species have the same general body shape and behavioural patterns as this spider.