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Net Casting Spider (Male)

Deinopis subrufa

Description:

Males have shorter and thinner abdomen but with longer legs. There are dark and light grey stripes along the abdomen. On the thorax there are light grey 'V' shape on the head over the eyes.

Habitat:

Saw this particular one on a piece of Fibro in my garden

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8 Comments

JamesPriest2
JamesPriest2 5 years ago

I see them in my yard every now and again Mark

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 5 years ago

Amazing how big they can get. Nice find.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 6 years ago

And I haven't seen a net caster in ages. In fact, I forget when I last saw one. Must keep my eyes peeled.

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Your welcome, JamesPriest2....

JamesPriest2
JamesPriest2 6 years ago

Thank you maplemoth :-)

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Two, very pretty photos....

JamesPriest2
JamesPriest2 6 years ago

Thanks Neil. Was the biggest one of these I've ever seen from memory

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 6 years ago

Cool spotting, James.

JamesPriest2
Spotted by
JamesPriest2

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Spotted on Apr 6, 2018
Submitted on Apr 7, 2018

Spotted for Mission

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