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Flower Spider - Diaea sp.

FAMILY THOMISIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Flower Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Leg to leg 20mm
 
The Flower Spider hides on flower or branch, front four legs ready to seize a visiting insect. Their abdomen is white and yellow in colour, well camouflaged when it sits on flower. They have 8 eyes and with good eye sight. They will see you and retreat when you approach. We can find them all year round in our backyard even in the cool winter in Brisbane.
 
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With her eggs                                                        Waiting .........   
  
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A moth just escaped                                              Captured a small beetle.
 
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Captured a bug.                                                    Feeding........
 

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Last updated: March 07, 2005.