Araneae Gallery

Carrai cave spider (Progradungula carraiensis)

Carrai cave spider (Progradungula carraiensis), a hypochilomorph, the group that appears to bridge the evolutionary gap between the mygalomorphs and modern araneomorphs. Has enlarged tarsal claws to hold prey before biting it. Carrai Bat Cave near Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia

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Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)

Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi), female specimen which has has a shining silvery cephalothorax (head) and a yellowish abdomen with black and white bars across it.. Japan. This spider is, like all orb-weavers, not poisonous for humans. The spider prefers to weave her web between grass at a height of 20 -30 cm

Female Wasp Spider on web with the zigzagged stabilimentum below

Wasp or Zebra spider
Argiope bruennichi
female on web with the zigzagged stabilimentum below. No one is sure what role this web decoration plays; possibly it attracts insects
Provence, France

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