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Magnificent Spider

Ordgarius magnificus

Magnificent Spider
 

Identification
Full size - 50 cent piece; leg diameter - pin/match. Beautifully mottled abdomen and strangely spiked head.

Habitat
Garden. Most common summer. Eastern Australia.

Web
Single line at night; characteristic spindle-shaped egg sacs.

Bite
None recorded.

 

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