Sheetweb Spider.Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Araneae
- Whānau
- Family
- Stiphidiidae
Te Rahi
- He pūngāwerewere rahi. E 25 mm te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Large spider. Body length about 25 mm
Te Tītaringa
- He maha ngā momo i Aotearoa.
Distribution
- Several New Zealand species.
- Common in gardens.
Te Huringa Ora
- Kitea nuitia ai i ngā māra.
- Ka hanga māwhaiwhai huapae, he aho tarapÔ anō e iri mai ana mai i runga ake. Ko ngā aho poupou nei hei tukinga atu mā ngā pepeke; ina taka ki te māwhaiwhai huapae o raro iho, ka mau.
- He anaroa anō kei tōna whare hei wāhi huna mōna i te awatea.
- Ka pō ana, ka tatari te pūngāwerewere nei ki raro i tana māwhaiwhai, ka kakati i te mea ka tūpono mau.
Life history
- Builds a horizontal web with fine vertical threads above that act as knockdown threads
- Has a tunnel retreat for daytime use
- At night the spider waits under the web and immobilises the prey by biting through the web
