Araneidae — Orb WeaversArgiope protensa Australian Golden Orb Weaver Garden Orb Weaving Spider Ordgarius magnificus Speckled Orbweaver (Araneus circulissparsus)
The Speckled Orbweaver (Araneus circulissparsus) is a small, green orb-weaver species (family Araneidae) that is found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. They have light speckled colouration against the green, with occasional variable size red and yellow patch on the abdomen, although these colours may be absent entirely.
Araneus circulissparsus may actually refer to a group of species or sub-species
The Speckled Orbweaver creates a small orb webs on the foliage of shrubs, their colour enabling them to blend against the green leaves. It is thought that the red and yellow patches may help break up the outline of the spider.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborder: Araneomorphae
- Infraorder: Entelegynae
- Superfamily: Araneoidea
- Family: Araneidae
- Subfamily: Araneinae
- Genus: Araneus
- Species: Araneus circulissparsus
Footnote & References
- Photographs Apeckled Orbweaver (Araneus circulissparsus) © Michael Doe
- Speckled Orbweaver (Araneus circulissparsus), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/487451-Araneus-circulissparsus
- Araneus circulissparsus (species group), Canberra Nature Map, https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/1021
Araneidae — Orb WeaversArgiope protensa Australian Golden Orb Weaver Garden Orb Weaving Spider Ordgarius magnificus Speckled Orbweaver (Araneus circulissparsus)
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