Find a spider by...     common name     location       species       family       webs and egg sacs     photos Gasteracantha fornicata Fact Box Species: Gasteracantha fornicata (RM) Family: Araneidae formerly Argiopidae Body length: female: 9 mm male: 3 mm Habitat: On green leaves or a small web in rainforest settings but rarely in open forest settings; its colour may be yellow to reddish Toxicity: Unknown; This spider may be too small to be harmful to humans and is not aggressive Another view Another view Underneath female Female and eggs

Known Range: Recorded from Cape York down to abour Gladstone.

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