Dew Drop Spider

Description
The Dew Drop Spider is a small spider with shiny silver abdomen , making it look like a drop of dew. It is often found on the web of the Golden Orb Weaver spider.

Size
Female 3mm, male 2.5mm

Habitat
On the edge of the web of a large orb-weaver.

Food
The Dew Drop Spider feeds on small insects that land in the host orb weavers web. It also joins the host orb weaver in feeding on larger prey.

Notes
Bite unlikely to be harmful due to small size.

ClassificationClass: Arachnida
Order: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Argyrodes
Species: antipodianus