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Araneus ?circulissparsus
Approx. 2cm long, apparently more taxonomic revision is required as a couple of similar species may exist in Australia (Thanks Mark and Martin for info).
Spotted on Nov 29, 2014
Submitted on Nov 29, 2014
4 Comments
Interesting, thanks guys
Volker Framenau -
"...I have been working on the taxonomy of Australian orb-weaving spiders for a number of years. Your spider belongs to the "Araneus psittacinus group". The taxonomy of these spider is very difficult and at this stage it is impossible to identify these spider to species level. There are possibly quite a few species in Autralia with similar colours (i.e. green with dark spots), but these patterns appear to vary within species. These spiders need much scientific work to sort out." https://www.flickr.com/photos/abbiton/41...
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Has a smiley on his back :)