Small Orb Spider
S2, Adult Female, Abdomen
Ellura
Small Orb Spider
S1, Juvi Female, Eye Arrangement
 
                      
Small Orb Spider (Gea theridioides)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida)
Order: Spiders (Araneae)
Family: Orb-weaver Spider (Araneidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Small Orb Spider (Gea theridioides)
This Photo:     S1, Juvi Female, anterior

Thank you Matthew Connors & Ben Kurek for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
Adult Female ~6mm long, Juv ~2.5mm long.
Strong yellow banded on abdomen. The rear of the abdomen also shows a dark shield. The legs are very striped.

Copyright © 2017-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 08-Jan-2017
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.