Cyclosa species

Fact Box Species: Cyclosa species (Volker Framenau advises that this spider is either C. vallata or a closely related species) Previous species name: None Family: Araneidae Body length: female: 3 mm male: about 2 mm Habitat: In the centre of a circular web supported by strong threads that attach to branches of small garden shrubs Toxicity: Probably too small to cause illness in humans

A female Another female Female from above Underneath female Its web Female in web In its web The overall web

This spider belongs to a group of Australian Cyclosa species that have a globular abdomen rather than the elongate and often forked one seen on the more common Cyclosa species.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Several other small araneid species and also some theridiids.