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Horizontal Orb Spider Leucauge dromedaria. Image: Questa Game / CC-BY-NC-ND
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Araneae
- Whānau
- Family
- Tetragnathidae
Te Rahi
- He pūngāwerewere āhua rahi. E 7 mm pea te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Medium–sized spider. Body length about 7 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Kei Aotearoa me Ahitereiria.
Distribution
- Found throughout New Zealand and Australia
Te Huringa Ora
- Ka hanga māwhaiwhai huapae, ko te nuinga ka tata ki tētahi takotoranga wai.
- Ka piri mai ki te mata whakararo o tana whare, e kore ai ia e tino kitea mai i runga, mai i raro anō.
- Kai ai i ngā pepeke rere ko te wai tō rātou kāinga noho.
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
![Horizontal Orb Spider [Leucauge dromedaria]. Image: Questa Game / CC-BY-NC-ND Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Horizontal_Orb_Spider_Leucauge_dromedaria_QuestaGame_CCBYNCND-v2__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
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