Horizontal orbweb spider
Photo by Dru Burger
Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell)
Order: Araneae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Size range
- Medium–sized spider. Body length about 7 mm
Distribution
- Found in New Zealand and Australia
Life History
- Builds a horizontal web, often near water
- Hangs upside down below its web, well camouflaged from above and below
- Feeds on flying aquatic insects