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Austracantha minax
Jewel Spiders are also known as Six Spined Spider, Christmas spiders and Spiny Spiders. Jewel Spiders build vertical orb webs about one to two meters above the ground. The radius of their webs are denser then other spider's. It could be because of their short legs. They sit at the center of their webs from day to night. Females are larger than males measuring 7 mm as opposed to the males' smaller 4 mm.
Australian endemic
Spotted on Sep 19, 2005
Submitted on Sep 16, 2011
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Nice Picture! I posted one very similar to this a few minutes ago, of a Spiny Orb Weaver from Florida. :)