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Arkys lancearius
These beautiful spiders were spotted on three acacias bushes next to each other. the first two are probably females and much larger that the one in pic 4 which is probably male. the females are said to be about 8 mm and males, 5 mm. The lovely orange spider had a triangular abdomen with patterns that resembled enamel paint work. The first two pairs of legs were long and held out ready to capture prey. Eyes were very small.
Spotted on Acacia bushes in a nature reserve.
Although not an orbwweaver, this spider is included in the family: Araneidae. They are ambush hunters waiting on the under side of leaves. Occasionally, they use silk lines to hang in mid air waiting to capture prey. http://arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp...
Spotted on Jan 1, 2014
Submitted on Jan 1, 2014
8 Comments
That's quite an abdomen!
Lauren, thanks for bringing this to my attention - a mistake obviously!The female is 8 mm and male 5 mm.
These are beautiful! Are the females really 8 cm long? That sounds huge!
Thanks everyone. I always wanted to spot this spider but did not think I'd find 3 on the same day. They do look like Cloisonne work...really lovely.
That's a nice shot Leuba. I also saw four on the same tree on one day last week (31 Dec), and one at Wicks. It must be their season. They certainly aren't interested in hiding.
Cute!
Amazing find Leuba!
Looks like an ornament!