Image: St Andrew's Cross Spider, juvenile
Description
Juvenile St Andrew's Cross Spider (Argiope keyserlingi).
- Photographer:
- David Hain
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- juvenile St Andrews cross spider
- Scientific name:
- Argiope keyserlingi
- Family:
- Araneidae
- Order:
- Araneae
Additional information
Web2spider Identification Guide. Web type W5 - orb web.
- Juvenile St Andrew's Cross Spiders switch from making a doily to an X (W1) when they grow to a leg span of about 1 cm.
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