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Te pūngāwerewere māwhaiwhai papanga

Sheetweb spider

Cambridgea spp.
Sheetweb Spider.Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Sheetweb Spider.Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Pūtoi
Order
Araneae
Whānau
Family
Stiphidiidae
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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