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Triangular Spiders
Arkys
Arkys, also known as triangular spider or ambush spider, is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. They are often small, with a triangular shaped abdomen, and are found in Australia and some of its surrounding islands. They don't build webs, but can often be found on leaves and tips of flower heads. Their egg sacs are pinkish-orange and spherical, and are made late in the summer.
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Triangular Spider
speciesArkys lancearius
Bird-dropping Arkys
speciesArkys curtulus
Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider
speciesArkys walckenaeri
Winged Arkys
speciesArkys alatus
Speechley's Arkys
speciesArkys speechleyi
Horned Arkys
speciesArkys cornutus
High-headed Arkys
speciesArkys alticephala
Fork-tailed Arkys
speciesArkys furcatus
Knobbly Arkys
speciesArkys tuberculatus
Dilated Arkys
speciesArkys dilatatus
Arkys bulburinensis
speciesArkys bulburinensis
Arkys brevipalpus
speciesArkys brevipalpus
Arkys transversus
speciesArkys transversus
Hickman's Arkys
speciesArkys hickmani
Arkys enigma
speciesArkys enigma
Arkys multituberculatus
speciesArkys multituberculatus
Arkys gracilis
speciesArkys gracilis
Arkys varians
speciesArkys varians
Arkys coronatus
speciesArkys coronatus
Arkys kaszabi
speciesArkys kaszabi
Arkys cicatricosus
speciesArkys cicatricosus
Arkys grandis
speciesArkys grandis
Arkys latissimus
speciesArkys latissimus
Arkys montanus
speciesArkys montanus
Arkys nimdol
speciesArkys nimdol
Arkys occidentalis
speciesArkys occidentalis
Arkys roosdorpi
speciesArkys roosdorpi
Arkys semicirculatus
speciesArkys semicirculatus
Arkys sibil
speciesArkys sibil
Arkys soosi
speciesArkys soosi
Arkys toxopeusi
speciesArkys toxopeusi
Arkys vicarius
speciesArkys vicarius
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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