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Magnificent Bolas Spider
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Magnificent Bolas Spider

Ordgarius magnificus

Ordgarius magnificus, the magnificent spider, is a bolas spider in the family Araneidae. It is endemic to forests along the Australian east coast.

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Description

Females are up to 14 mm long and almost as wide; males reach only 2 mm. Females are creamy-white with a pattern of pink and yellow spots on the abdomen, and a crown of white and reddish tubercles on the head.

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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