Unknown araneid species

Fact Box Species: Unknown araneid species (identification based on similarities with known araneids) Family: Araneidae Body length: female: 4 mm male: about 2 mm Habitat: This species may build a small orb web between dry twigs but the specimen shown here was actually hinding under loose bark on a eucalypt tree Toxicity: This species is probably too small to be a hazard to humans

Front view Its underside

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Some small araneids, including Neoscona species.