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FAMILY THOMISIDAE
- This page contains pictures and information about Trapezia Crab Spiders that we
found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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![](images/DSC_0466.jpg)
- Leg to leg 20mm
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- This small spider rests on twig with legs pointing forward as a long
stick.
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![DSC_0448.jpg (101853 bytes)](images/DSC_0448_small.jpg)
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- We found it once in Sunnybank along the Bulimba Creek when it was hiding on a grass stem.
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![](images/DSC_0465_small.jpg)
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- The spider is pale brown in colour with trapezia shape abdomen.
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- Reference:
- 1. Australian Spiders in colour - Ramon Mascord, Reed Books Pty
Ltd, 1970, p60
- 2. Sidymella
trapezia -
The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian
Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2007.
- 3. Sidymella trapezia (Trapezoid Crab Spider)
- Save Our Waterways Now.
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