Araneae: Thomisidae

Thomisidae sp  

Flower Spider (za) (Thomisidae sp)
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© Vik Dunis 2012
Brisbane Ranges National Park, VIC (Dec, 2012)
Common Names
  • Flower Spider

This photo is displayed upside down to show the spider "right way up". The spider is in fact hanging from the plant.

Grains of pollen decorate the ends of the spider's chelicerae, possibly transferred whilst enjoying an insect meal earlier.

This Flower Spider has two rows of four eyes evenly spaced with the hind row spread a little more than the front.

Flower Spider (za) (Thomisidae sp)

Flower Spider

Flower Spider (za) (Thomisidae sp)

Flower Spider

Flower Spider (za) (Thomisidae sp)

Flower Spider

Flower Spider (za) (Thomisidae sp)

Flower Spider