Leucauge dromedaria

Fact Box Species: Leucauge dromedaria (QM) (or L. granulata: see below) Family: Tetragnathidae Body length: female: 11 mm male: 8 mm Habitat: This spider makes a small orb web in spaces between garden shrubs, the web typically being slanted rather than vertical, and the spider rests under the centre of the web Toxicity: Seems to be harmless to humans

View from above A side view The male In its web

The body and leg shapes and the silver, black and yellow markings of Leucauge females make identification of the genus relatively easy. Leucauge dromedaria has this species name because of the second pair of humps on the abdomen. It is claimed that both L. dromedaria and L. granulata exist in Australia and their ranges overlap but L. granulata is more often found in Northern Australia whereas L. dromedaria is the usual species found in Southern Australia.

Known Range: This is species is common down the East coast of Australia from Cape York down to Melbourne and also in the South-west corner of WA.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: None.