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Microscopic Oecobius navus Oecobius navus is so small that it is often mistaken for a speck of dust!<br /> <br /> This one is walking along the very thin edge of a slat of one of my cedar venetion blinds. These spiders build flat webs with lateral openings under rocks, on ceilings and around the corners of walls.<br /> <br /> Female 3 mm length<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Araneae,Australia,Cribellate,Geotagged,Macro,Oecobiidae,Oecobius navus,Spider,Winter,arachnid,arthropod,fauna,invertebrate Click/tap to enlarge

Microscopic Oecobius navus

Oecobius navus is so small that it is often mistaken for a speck of dust!

This one is walking along the very thin edge of a slat of one of my cedar venetion blinds. These spiders build flat webs with lateral openings under rocks, on ceilings and around the corners of walls.

Female 3 mm length



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"Oecobius navus" is a small cosmopolitan cribellate spider species of about 2-3mm. It is light grey with darkly annulated legs. It builds flat webs with lateral openings with a diameter of about 3 cm under rocks, on ceilings and along the corners of walls with protruding signaling threads.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Sep 20, 2019. Captured Aug 19, 2019 15:17 in 49 Rowan Cres, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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