Blue Bush Orb Weaver

Araneus cyrtarachnoides

A small orb weaver spider found in Australia.
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Appearance

Male 4mm
Female 8mm

Naming

Araneus cyrtarachnoides (Keyserling, 1887)

Distribution

Northern half of Australia

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8a2ca9bd-1496-49b9-b9e5-c4b9aea952f8#overview
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1535

Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusAraneus
SpeciesAraneus cyrtarachnoides
Photographed in
Australia