FACT FILE - 089
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Family
Araneidae |
Species
Socca pustulosa
(Walckenaer, 1841)
Was Eriophora pustulosa
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Body Length
Female: 12mm
Male: 6.5mm |
Habitat
Orb web, rebuilt each night. Spends daylight hours in hollow depression near web. |
Toxicity
Unknown, but may cause mild illness if bitten. Not an aggressive spider. |
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Female
Female
Female
Female
Female epigyne.
Typical orb-web
Egg sac.
Male.
Male. Facing view.
Male palps.
Male abdomen.
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