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Cyclosa fuliginata
About 14mm long body length. Hunting in the foliage of an acacia species.
Local nature reserve adjoining a national park.
Variable! This one has very faint abdominal patterns. See other version here... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/164...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/157...
" A common group of small to medium-sized "typical" orb-weaving spiders. They genitalia are characteristic, but they also have in common a ventral inverted light U-pattern with the vertical bars of the "U" being somewhat spindle shaped. Cyclosa fuliginata and Araneus recherchensis belong here, in addition to some undescribed species." - Volker Framenau on Flickr
Spotted on Aug 15, 2014
Submitted on Aug 15, 2014
1 Comment
Nice spider, Mark!