Argyrodes antipodianus

Common name: Dewdrop Spider

Meaning of name:

Unknown.

Distribution:

This spider has mainly been reported from coastal areas of south-western, southern and eastern Australia.

Description:

Female Dewdrop Spiders can grow to have a body length of approximately 4 millimetres, but males only reach about 2.5 millimetres.

Notes:

These spiders are kleptoparasitic, meaning they steal the food of other spiders. They are usually found in the webs of orb-weaving spiders, like Trichonephila edulis.

These photographs were taken in December.

References:

Arachne.org.au https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1646

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ed0c7fe2-1ec2-4c8e-9458-5743c9af06fc

Spiders of Australia http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/theridiidae/Theridiidae.html

Esperance Fauna http://esperancewildlife.blogspot.com.au/2009/03/dewdrop-spider-argyrodes-antipodianus.html