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Eriophora sp.
This very small orb weaver had a body length of about 4 mm. The abdomen and cephalothorax were orange with the abdomen showing a narrow pale leaf-shaped pattern along the midline. Legs and lateral part of the thorax were translucent with the sun light shining through. The spider was resting in the middle of a delicate web.
Spotted slung across a Mountain Hickory Wattle shrub ( Acacia obliquinervia) at the summit of Mt Donna Buang ( 1250 masl).
I think the genus is right but I am unsure if this is a young spider or an adult of a small species of Eriophora.
Its probably a young garden orb weaver.
Family: Araneidae
Spotted on Feb 9, 2015
Submitted on Feb 13, 2015
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