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Family Theridiidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Neon
Spiders
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Leg to leg 30mm
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- "This bright little Theridiid has an almost phosphorescent glow which
has given it the common name of Neon Spider." Densey Clyne's words
(reference 1).
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- This spider builds tangled web on top on medium size green leaf. The spider has
large silver abdomen with brown-red patterns. On the top there are four black
dots, it seems it is mimicking the head of larger spider species.
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- We sometimes found this spider in the Eucalypt forests including Alexandra Hill of
Brisbane.
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- Reference:
- 1. A Guide to Australian Spiders - Densey Clyne, Melbourne, Nelson
1969, p124.
- 2. Thwaitesia
nigronodosa - The Find-a-spider Guide for the Spiders of
Southern Queensland, Dr Ron Atkinson, 2009.
- 3. Thwaitesia spp.
- Robert Whyte, Save Our Waterways Now.
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