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