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Larinia (grass orb-web spiders) Life
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> Araneomorpha > Family: Araneidae
Larinia are small, 4.5-7.5mm, nocturnal
spiders, they can be found in their orb-webs in long grass. The webs are
constructed at night and removed again at first light next morning. The abdomen
varies from oval to elongated, always longer than wide often marked with
longitudinal dorsal stripes or bands. Larinia can be found on all
continents, except Antarctica, with seven species in South Africa.
Species indigenous to southern Africa
Larinia bifida
Larinia bifida
is often found in grass close to water in
the Western Cape. |
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Larinia chloris |
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Larinia ishango |
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Larinia natalensis |
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Larinia obtusa |
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Larinia trifida |
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Larinia vara |
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Text by Norman Larsen ©. |
