This small-medium spider has long thin legs and a rather variably coloured abdomen. The female builds a minimal, messy tent shaped web of sticky silk, usually about 1-2m off the ground near large trees, sometimes on the outside corners of built structures, usually with a retreat in a dead leaf. Body length of female to 4mm, male to 3mm. It was first described by Koch as Theredion, then changed to Achaearanea by Crysanthus then to Parasteatoda by Yoshida.
- Female with prey in web side view
- Female with prey in web showing abdominal pattern
- Female from behind
- Female adult in web
- Female adult from behind with spiderlings
- Female adult underneath
- Spiderlings
- Spiderlings
- Female adult from above
- Female adult with spiderlings
- Female 20510 from side with egg sac
- Female 20510 from side with egg sac
- Female 20510 from side with egg sac
- Female 20510 from above
- Female 20510 facing
- Female 20510 from above in alcohol
- Female 20510 epigynum
- Female with egg sacs Cairns Botanic Gardens 151210
- Female, black form freshwater national park 230111
Female with prey in web side view
Female, body length 4mm. Enoggera Catchment, Brisbane. Photo: Robert Whyte
Female with prey in web showing abdominal pattern
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female from behind
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female adult in web
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female adult from behind with spiderlings
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female adult underneath
Photo: Robert Whyte
Spiderlings
Photo: Robert Whyte
Spiderlings
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female adult from above
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female adult with spiderlings
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female 20510 from side with egg sac
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female 20510 from side with egg sac
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female 20510 from side with egg sac
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female 20510 from above
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female 20510 facing
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female 20510 from above in alcohol
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female 20510 epigynum
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female with egg sacs Cairns Botanic Gardens 151210
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female, black form freshwater national park 230111
This specimen was near the base of a blackened, burnt-out tree stump, and had adapted to the surroundings by becoming black itself.
Photo: Robert Whyte
