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Parawixia sp.
Spider .Large body. Approx. 3/4"- 1" in length. Mottled cream and brown along sides, a brown panel with a cream wavy edge on back has a red spot on either side of the panel. 2 red eyes?. 4 dark eyes with a red dot in the centre of the four. Long legs. Hairy.
Behind peeling bark on a unidentified tree in a mixed fruit plantation
I was removing some bark to take a better look at it and this spider was behind it. It did'nt move at all when I photographed it, and remained motionless when I put it back on the tree.
Spotted on Jan 8, 2015
Submitted on Jan 10, 2015
5 Comments
It was a great find victoria .. I was very happy! The camouflage worked perfectly
beautiful looking spider with great camouflage
Wow! Thanks for the ident Paul .. much appreciated
Great find and set of images.I think this is a Garden spider ---- Parawixia sp.
It's the first time I have seen a spider this big EnvUnlimited, apart from the Orb Weaver, and I saw a very well fed specimen of one of those this morning when I was out walking :)