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female Flower Spider
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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FLOWER SPIDER FACTS |
Description
This spider is creamy white in colour with brownish red markings on each side of the head (the cephalothorax), and on the front part of the abdomen. The male has dark bands on the legs.
Size
female 6.5 mm, male: 3 mm
Habitat
On flowers and green leaves. It is well camouflaged for hunting amongst white flowers.
Food
insects that it ambushes
Notes
too small to harm people
Classification
| Class: | Arachnida | | Order: | Araneomorphae | | Family: | Thomisidae | | Genus: | Zygometis | | Species: | lactea | | Common Name: | Flower Spider |
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