Araneae: Theridiidae

Argyrodes sp  

Comb-footed spider (Argyrodes sp) (Argyrodes sp)
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© Geoff Walker 2014
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, QLD (Dec, 2014)

This particular Comb=footed spider is frequently found in the margins of large Orb-Weaver webs and on this occasion it was in a large Golden Orb-Weaver web. The spider lives a parasitic life sneaking food trapped in the web.

Comb-footed spider (Argyrodes sp) (Argyrodes sp)

Comb-footed spider
(Argyrodes sp)

Comb-footed spider (Argyrodes sp) (Argyrodes sp)

Comb-footed spider
(Argyrodes sp)

Comb-footed spider (Argyrodes sp) (Argyrodes sp)

Comb-footed spider
(Argyrodes sp)