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Family Theridiidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Neon
Spiders
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Leg to leg 30mm
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- "This bright little Theridiid has an almost phosphorescent glow which
has given it the common name of Neon Spider." Densey Clyne's words
(reference 1).
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- This spider build tangled web on green leaf. The spider has
large silver abdomen with brown-red patterns. On the top there are four black
dots, it seems it is mimicking the head of larger spider species.
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- We sometimes found this spider in the Eucalypt forest in Alexandra Hill of
Brisbane.
- Reference:
- 1. A Guide to Australian Spiders - Densey Clyne, Melbourne, Nelson
1969, p124.
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