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The genus Carepalxis are said to be a secretive group of orb-weaver spiders, that hide by day, building their webs at night, only to dismantle their webs in the morning.

Genus Carepalxis, Galston Gorge NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Galston Gorge NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Galston Gorge NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Galston Gorge NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Galston Gorge NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Galston Gorge NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Galston Gorge NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Patonga NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Patonga NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Patonga NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Patonga NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Patonga NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Patonga NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Patonga NSW © Michael Doe
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Infraorder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Araneidae
  • Genus: Carepalxis
  • Species:
    • Carepalxis beelzebub (Hasselt, 1873) — Australia (Victoria)
    • Carepalxis bilobata Keyserling, 1886 — Australia (Queensland)
    • Carepalxis camelus Simon, 1895 — Paraguay, Argentina
    • Carepalxis coronata (Rainbow, 1896) — Australia (New South Wales)
    • Carepalxis lichensis Rainbow, 1916 — Australia (Queensland)
    • Carepalxis montifera L. Koch, 1872 — Australia (Queensland)
    • Carepalxis perpera (Petrunkevitch, 1911) — Mexico
    • Carepalxis poweri Rainbow, 1916 — Australia (New South Wales)
    • Carepalxis salobrensis Simon, 1895 — Jamaica, Mexico to Brazil
    • Carepalxis suberosa Thorell, 1881 — New Guinea
    • Carepalxis tricuspidata Chrysanthus, 1961 — New Guinea
    • Carepalxis tuberculata Keyserling, 1886 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Genus Carepalxis, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs (Project Maratus) © Michael Doe
  2. Michael Doe on Flickr – spiderphotography21 and michael doe (Project Maratus)
  3. Carepalxis L. Koch, 1872, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Carepalxis

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