Twospined spider egg sac
Photo by Ruth Renner
Poecilopachys australasiae (Griffith & Pidgeon)
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Size range
- About 10 mm long
Distribution
- From Australia, found in New Zealand since the 1970s
Life History
- Found in gardens on shrubs, often on citrus trees.
- Spider builds a small orbweb at nightime.
- Dismantles the web after use.
- Eggsac spindle–shaped.
- Food includes moths.
