Avondale spider
Delena cancerides Walckenaer
Order: Araneae
Family: Sparassidae
Size range
- Large spider, body length 30 mm, leg span up to 200 mm
Distribution
- An Australian species, accidentally introduced to NZ in 1924
- Found in the Avondale area of Auckland
Life History
- Eats moths and flies
- An active hunter
- Uses webbing only in association with egg sac and as a dragline for safety
Further information
- More information: Avondale spiders »
