Triangular spiders
(Arkyidae)
Triangular Spiders (Arkyidae) are ambush predators that capture prey in with their spiny front legs. They are often bizarrely shaped, beautifully coloured and brightly patterned.
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Image: Knobbly Triangular Spider (Arkys tuberculatus). South-east QLD, Australia.
Studded Triangular spider (Arkys walckenaeri) feeding on a fly. Ballarat, Australia.
Studded Triangular spider (Arkys walckenaeri) in hunting pose. Lerderderg, Australia.
Common Triangular spider (Arkys lancearius) feeding. Speewah, Australia.
Undescribed Arkys sp. from South-East Queensland, Australia.
Forked Triangular Spider (Arkys furcatus). Kuranda, Australia.
Dilated Triangular Spider (Arkys dilatatus). Speewah, Australia.