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Triangular Spider - Arkys lancearius
FAMILY ARANEIDAE
This page contains pictures and information about Triangular Spiders that
we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

- Male, leg to leg 15mm
- This is a beautiful spider, we can easily find them in bush land in
Brisbane, although we never see it in our backyard. Its abdomen is triangular to
heart-shaped , with white spots on its bright orange body. Its two pairs of
front legs are with strong spines for catching prey. Its two hind pairs legs
are relatively small.
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- Female, leg to leg 15mm
Female
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- Usually female has a larger abdomen. Triangular Spiders are sometimes
found in open bushland, sitting and waiting prey on plants.
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- Male
Male
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- Although they
are in this ARANEIDAE
family, which is famous in web building, they do not build webs.
They only use their silk for safety lines and egg sacs.
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- Triangular Spiders have very small eyes and expected to have poor eye
sight. They do not jump like Jumping
Spiders. Instead they employ the sit and wait hunting method.
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