Araneidae
(Orb-weavers)

Picture ID 4076

Picture of Araneidae (Orb-weavers) - Male - Dorsal
  • Submitted by: 
    SLOTHSY
  • Submitted: Jan 16, 2018
  • Photographed: Jan 17, 2018
  • Spider: Araneidae (Orb-weavers)
  • Sex: 
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  • Maturity: 
    Adult
  • Location: Central Queensland, Australia
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes: Dorsal
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ItsyBitsy

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This appears to be a male Orbweaver of some-sort. It reminds me of Eriophora but I’m not sure that’s right, at least I couldn’t find an image of one with the same color morph to compare it to. I may need to do a bit more searching if someone else doesn’t recognize it.

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