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What

Saint Andrew's Cross Spider (Argiope keyserlingi)

Observer

amandagrima

Date

April 9, 2017 01:55 PM AEST

Description

Colouring on abdomen is yellow, white and black. The colours form horizontal stripes on the abdomen with white spots and smaller spots on the tip of the abdomen. Fine hairs and red and yellow stripes are present on the legs. The head is a pale brown with a hairy appearance. The brown colour on the legs fade towards the body, from a dark brown at the tips to a pale brown. The position of the spiders legs in pairs create a cross shape. The four defined zigzag lines on the web also create a cross shape. On the underside of the spider there are two longitudinal yellow stripes on the abdomen.

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