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Astia sp.
Unusually for this species. The smooth barked Eucalyptus tree has dimples in its bark. The spiders have covered some of the dimples with a webbing net and hide beneath it (image three). I could not tell if they were using it as a hunting hide or not. There were a considerable number of these on two of the trees
identification thanks to ForestDragon
Spotted on Oct 12, 2013
Submitted on Oct 12, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks ForestDragon. It does look like Astia. I will change the id
I think your spider is not as lanky as Helpis minitabunda. The color pattern seems a bit different as well.
Stephen, nice series. This looks very much like this spider:
http://brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_jump...