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Fact Box
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Araneus psittacinus (VF, QM)
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female: 5 mm
male: about 3 mm
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Builds a large orb web between branches in eucalypt forests
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Unknown but this spider seems unlikely to be hazardous to humans; its abdominal colour is variable but mostly blue and probably serves as camouflage, as do its green and white markings also
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