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Gasteracantha sacerdotalis

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Species:
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis
(RM)
Family:
Araneidae
formerly Argiopidae
Body length:
female: 8 mm
male: 3 mm
Habitat:
On green leaves or a small web in rainforest settings but rarely in open forest settings
Toxicity:
Unknown; This spider may be too small to be harmful to humans and is not aggressive; its camouflage means it is rarely noticed
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis
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Underneath female

Known Range: Recorded as being in Darwin and also in Eastern Queensland from Cape York down to the NSW border.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Austracantha minax.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 4 January 2022.