Theridiidae (family)

Comb-footed spider at Cook, ACT

Theridiidae (family) at Cook, ACT - 15 Jun 2019
Theridiidae (family) at Cook, ACT - 15 Jun 2019
Theridiidae (family) at Cook, ACT - 15 Jun 2019
Theridiidae (family) at Cook, ACT - 15 Jun 2019
Theridiidae (family) at Cook, ACT - 15 Jun 2019
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Theridiidae (family) 2 Jun 2020 YumiCallaway
Theridiidae (family) 18 Jun 2019 CathB

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Complex tent-like web with a 'nest' and lots of juveniles at the top.

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YumiCallaway wrote:
   2 Jun 2020
That's a lot of young! I think you can definitely increase your abundance count :)
I think the adult has a strong resemblance (except for the presence of bands on the legs) to the top right image of p.330 from Whyte & Anderson (2017) which is said to be a spider from the Achaearanea group. It is also mentioned that "many previous Achaearanea spp. have moved to new genera".

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