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Araneus ginninderranus

Fact Box Species: Araneus ginninderranus (ID as shown on the Bowerbird website and elsewhere) Family: Araneidae Body length: female: 5 mm male: 4 mm Habitat: This species may build a small orb web in green garden vegetation around Canberra Toxicity: This species is probably too small to be a hazard to humans

The spider shown on this page almost certainly belongs to the genus Araneus, though this will probably change when an extensive revision of the Australian Araneus species is carried out.

Known Range: Recorded as being in bush settings around Sydney and down into Victoria.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: A few other small green araneids.