Black-striped Wrap-around Spider S2, Male | Greenish Wrap-around Spider S5, Male | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida) | ||||
Order: | Spiders (Araneae) | ||||
Family: | Orb-weaver Spider (Araneidae) | ||||
Species: | Black-striped Wrap-around Spider (Dolophones sp ES01) | ||||
This Photo: | S2, Male | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Of those we've measured, they are ~5mm long but ~8mm wide. The eye's raised on a platform is not necessarily a diagnostic feature as once thought, nor is it gender specific. The genetalia is, but these images (photo equipement) are not able to magnify the genetalia to a sufficient size to inspect them. | |||||
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