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Cyclosa sp Small silvery male

From above

Possibly C. insulana or a relative this Cyclosa was about 2mm long and one stage off being adult. The palps are large but not defined with mature structures. Collected mid June 2009 in a patch of good quality remant dry rainforest known as "The Island" on the northern side of the junction of Fish and Enoggera Creeks, Walton Bridge Reserve, The Gap.

Cyclosa sp
Photo: Robert Whyte

From side showing palps


Cyclosa sp
Photo: Robert Whyte

From underneath showing palps


Cyclosa sp
Photo: Robert Whyte

Another silvery specimen body length about 4mm


This one was recovered from a weedy pathj of Tecoma capiensis, also on "The Island".

Cyclosa sp
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female on leaf


Silvery Cyclosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female on leaf


Silvery Cyclosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

 

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