Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1881) is a animal in the Tetragnathidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1881)

Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1881)

Leucauge dromedaria, the humped silver orb spider, is a medium-large long-jawed orb weaver found in Australia, NZ, and some South Pacific islands.

Genus
Leucauge
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1881)

Leucauge dromedaria, commonly called the humped silver orb spider, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver spider. It is a medium to large sized orb weaving spider. Females reach a body length of up to 15 mm, while males reach a body length of up to 6 mm. This species has a second pair of "humps" located on its abdomen. It is found in Australia, New Zealand, and some South Pacific islands.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Tetragnathidae Leucauge

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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