Small Orb Spider: S1, Juvi Female, dorsal

Class:

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

Order:

Spiders (Araneae)

Family:

Orb-weaver Spider (Araneidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Small Orb Spider (Gea theridioides)

This Photo:

S1, Juvi Female, dorsal

Thank you Matthew Connors & Ben Kurek for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
Adult Female ~6mm long, Juv ~2.5mm long.
Strong yellow banded on abdomen. The rear of the abdomen also shows a dark shield. The legs are very striped.

This species is

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

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