Leucauge dromedaria
Leucauge dromedaria, the humped silver orb spider, is one of the long-jawed orb weaver spiders. A medium to large sized orb weaving spider, with a body length up to 15 mm long (female). Male to 6 mm. This species has a second pair of "humps" on the abdomen. Found in Australia, some south Pacific Islands and New Zealand. [1][2][3]
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Species: | L. dromedaria |
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Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1842) | |
References
- "Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1881) Humped Silver Orb Spider". Arachne.org.au. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- "Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1881)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- Ron Atkinson. "Leucauge dromedaria". Find A Spider Guide. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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