Dew-drop spider
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Argyrodes antipodiana Cambridge
Order: Araneae
Family: Theridiidae
Size range
- Very small spider. Body length less than 3 mm
Distribution
- An Australian spider
- Found in North Island and northern South Island
Life History
- Often found in the webs of other spiders, especially orbwebs
- Also builds a small web of its own as an escape route, a refuge, a storage area, as well as a snare
- Feeds on small flying insects taken from the web builder