Common net-casting spider

Deinopis ravida

The presence of a pair of very large eyes that face forwards and long, slender legs that at rest are aligned in pairs to form an X are features of this and other Deinopis species. It is not too difficult to find a specimen with the characteristic net attached to its legs. Alternatively, abandoned nets are sometimes found where deinopids are common.
Deinopis subrufa dorsal with prey Update January 21, 2020....I initially misidentified this net-caster as Deinopis ravida due to the abdomen shape. (Although similar, D. ravida and D. subrufa are recognised as separate species). She's been hanging around on a bush by my front door for several weeks. I'd noticed a male some time ago and then, much to my joy and excitement, I found her tucked in to a corner of my porch with an egg sac a week ago, so I wonder if this abdomen may have been full of eggs when I took this shot. Female body length 25 mm Araneae,Australia,Common net-casting spider,Deinopidae,Deinopis subrufa,Geotagged,Summer,arachnid,arthropod,fauna,invertebrate,macro,net-caster spider,new south wales,ogre spider

Appearance

The net-casting spider has of a pair of very large eyes that face forwards and long, slender legs that at rest are aligned in pairs to form an X (like most other Deinopis species).
Body length: female: 18 mm, male: 14 mm
Common net-casting spider - Deinopis ravidus Common Net-casting Spider - Deinopis ravidus (as per Brisbane Australia,Common net-casting spider,Deinopis ravida,Geotagged,Summer

Naming

L.Koch 1878

Distribution

Australia

Habitat

On a few strands of web in green shrubbery or on vertical external surfaces such as house walls and doors, the spider forming an X shape.

References:

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https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6307475
https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/8660/Deinopis_ravida
http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/505.htm
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyDeinopidae
GenusDeinopis
SpeciesDeinopis ravida
Photographed in
Australia