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Two-spined orb weaver imm♀(Poecilopachys australasia)
This tiny spider resembled a speck of bird poo but being on the under side of the leaf so she got found out. :)
About 5mm wide. Found on broad leafed acacia in a local nature reserve.
"Young females and adult males lack the pair of large abdominal spurs and the bright colours that characterize the adult females. They also have an unusual sparse pattern of large body hairs which are less prominent on the body of an adult female and gradually disappear as she approaches maturity." - http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/133.htm
"Poecilopachys australasia" is an Australian orb-weaving spider which has been recorded in New Zealand since the early 1970s. The spider is nocturnal, spinning a cart-wheel-shaped web at night which it consumes in the morning. Females can be commonly found on the undersides of citrus tree leaves during the day.
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