Knobbly Orb-weaver: Profile, rear

Knobbly Orb-weaver (Eriophora cf pustulosa)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida)

Order:

Spiders (Araneae)

Family:

Orb-weaver Spider (Araneidae)

Species:

Knobbly Orb-weaver (Eriophora cf pustulosa)

This Photo:

Profile, rear

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
Has 2 projections at the front ,and 4 towards the tail, of the abdomen. It's a small spider, so very difficult to see.
We suspect this specimen is immature due to it's small size.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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