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Alpaida variabilis
Alpaida variabilis is a species of orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is native to the Neotropics, with a known distribution that includes Colombia and Argentina."NMBE - World Spider Catalog: Alpaida variabilis". wsc.nmbe.ch."Alpaida variabilis". iNaturalist.
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Description
Alpaida variabilis is a relatively small spider. As is characteristic of many members in this genus, they have a mostly glabrous (hairless) carapace that can range in coloration from orange and yellow to red, frequently exhibiting dark patterns.
Range & habitat
This spider is found in Colombia and Argentina. May be found in other countries, although limited to the neotropics.
Wikipedia: “Range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 784347.