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Two-spined Spider

Poecilopachys australasia

Description:

Female spider, about 7 mm. Hiding (but obvious because of colouring) underneath leaf of a fig tree. Stationary and difficult to disturb. Appeared to be guarding two pale brown, spindle-shaped egg sacs suspended by web between leaves.

Habitat:

Low woodland between coastal lake (Coila Lake) and ocean. Woodland dominated by Allocasuarina and Banksia (B. serrata and B. integrifolia) with some littoral rainforest elements, including Ficus rubiginosa.

Notes:

Over the three days I observed the individual, one of the egg sacs hatched.

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Rob Whelan
Spotted by
Rob Whelan

NSW, Australia

Spotted on Jan 16, 2018
Submitted on Jan 16, 2018

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