Argiope radon
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| Argiope radon female dorsal view, Litchfield National Park | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Argiope |
| Species: | A. radon
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| Argiope radon Levi, 1983
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Argiope radon is a species of orb web spider found in tropical areas of the Northern Territory and Western Australia.[1] It is commonly known as the Northern St Andrew's cross spider.[2].
Like most orb-weaving spiders, males are much smaller than females. The female grows to around 18 mm in body length while the male is around 6 mm. Females of this species construct web decorations.[2] As of January 2019, there are twenty-seven records of Argiope radon listed in the Atlas of Living Australia.[3]
Gallery
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Male, Litchfield National Park
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Female, side view
References
- ^ Levi H. W. (1983). "The Orb-Weaver Genera Argiope, Gea, and Neogea from the Western Pacific Region (Araneae: Araneidae, Argiopinae)" (PDF). MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. Harvard University. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ a b Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic. 3169: CSIRO publishing. p. 80. ISBN 9780643107076.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Argiope radon Levi, 1983". Atlas of Living Australia. Ala.org.au. 1983. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
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