Cheiracanthium mordaxCommon name: Common Garden Sac Spider
Meaning of name: Unknown.
Distribution: Found across Australia.
Remarks: This spider had a body length of approximately 15 millimetres. It was photographed in March.
References: Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3441062b-5fce-4efd-a8c2-96e063024db8
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1752
Identification courtesy of David Knowles.
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If you look beneath the web you can see a caterpillar. Is the spider trying to get to the caterpillar?
