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Comb-Footed Spider - Achaearanea sp.
- Comb-Footed Spider and her young, leg to leg 20mm
Comb-Footed Spiders build tangled webs under stones, against fences or walls. They have their row of spines on the tip of the fourth legs, which are used to comb out wide swathes of silk to entangle their prey. Their eyes are in two rows of four.
- This spider builds untidy tangled webs near the wall and amongst the trees. The web may include a curled leaf as a retreat. The body shape looks like a Red-back Spider. The body is mottled cream-brown and the legs are red-brown. In the 1st photo we can see two eggs sacs. For one eggs sac the young spiders have hatched. The 2nd photo shows the male (smaller) approaching the female.
- Picture shows Comb-footed Spider feeding on small lizard.
FAMILY THERIDIIDAE
This page contains pictures and information about Comb-Footed Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
