Debbie from Brisbane
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
Explored #139 March 13th, 2009
Opisthoncus parcedentatus (Garden Jumping Spider)
This spider, or a group of similar spiders are mostly known simply as Opisthoncus sp (garden jumping spiders). Females to around 9 mm, males to 7 mm (body length). They are common on foliage in Brisbane gardens and nearby bushland. They are very pretty, with a face like a kitten. In China they are known as "pussy-cat spiders". They build silk egg sacs in leaves and under bark, often creating a retreat in a curled living leaf.
Source:sown.com.au
Taken at Mt Cotton
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
Explored #139 March 13th, 2009
Opisthoncus parcedentatus (Garden Jumping Spider)
This spider, or a group of similar spiders are mostly known simply as Opisthoncus sp (garden jumping spiders). Females to around 9 mm, males to 7 mm (body length). They are common on foliage in Brisbane gardens and nearby bushland. They are very pretty, with a face like a kitten. In China they are known as "pussy-cat spiders". They build silk egg sacs in leaves and under bark, often creating a retreat in a curled living leaf.
Source:sown.com.au
Taken at Mt Cotton