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I found this spider in lowland forest at Baluran - East java - Indonesia.
Light brown. Paired bracket shaped marking on the dorsal side of the abdomen.
it builds its webbing at dusk to snare its prey... and totally destroys it ...
Family Araneidae, Orb-Web Spiders. Female: 7-9 mm. Male: 4-5 mm.
It is a species of orb weaver in the family Araneidae.
from the round shape of this typical web.
This species is
Maximum size that I've seen is less than 1cm excluding the legs, depending on ...
