Ordgarius belongs to the genus of orb-weaver spiders having twelve species as of 2019. Ordgarius magnificus, or the magnificent spider, is the most prominent species of this genus.
Size: The female spiders are about 15 mm (0.59 inches) long while the males do not exceed 2 mm (09.07 inches) in length.
Color: The colors would vary from one species to the other. The magnificent spider has a white-creamy body with yellow and pink spots. In contrast, the ordgarius hobsoni has a brownish body.
Other Characteristic Features: No striking or highlighting feature of the spiders belonging to this genus has been noted. However, individual species would have specific identifying traits, like the magnificent spider has tubercles on their head. At the same time, the ordgarius hobsoni also have spiny projections.
The egg sacs remain clustered in the brown egg sacs mostly kept amidst foliages.
Not much information has been obtained about the spiderlings, though like most other species they too live on their own after maturation.
Two spiders of this genus, namely, the Ordgarius magnificus and Ordgarius hobsoni, do not generally spin wheel-shaped or spiral webs like other members of the orb-weaver family. They are bolas spiders, capturing their prey by throwing or swinging a bolas (sticky blob attached to one end of a silken line) at them.
There is not much detail about these spiders biting, though their venom is not harmless to humans.
| Distribution | Parts of Australia (Queensland and New South Wales) and Asia (India, Srilanka, Vietnam, Myanmar, Japan, Indonesia) |
| Habitat | Mostly in the forest areas |
| Diet | Mostly insects; some of them particularly the bolas spiders would feed on moths, butterflies, beetle, and pests; |
| Lifespan | Approximately 1 year like most other orb-weavers |
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Ordgarius belongs to the genus of orb-weaver spiders having twelve species as of 2019. Ordgarius magnificus, or the magnificent spider, is the most prominent species of this genus.
Size: The female spiders are about 15 mm (0.59 inches) long while the males do not exceed 2 mm (09.07 inches) in length.
Color: The colors would vary from one species to the other. The magnificent spider has a white-creamy body with yellow and pink spots. In contrast, the ordgarius hobsoni has a brownish body.
Other Characteristic Features: No striking or highlighting feature of the spiders belonging to this genus has been noted. However, individual species would have specific identifying traits, like the magnificent spider has tubercles on their head. At the same time, the ordgarius hobsoni also have spiny projections.
The egg sacs remain clustered in the brown egg sacs mostly kept amidst foliages.
Not much information has been obtained about the spiderlings, though like most other species they too live on their own after maturation.
Two spiders of this genus, namely, the Ordgarius magnificus and Ordgarius hobsoni, do not generally spin wheel-shaped or spiral webs like other members of the orb-weaver family. They are bolas spiders, capturing their prey by throwing or swinging a bolas (sticky blob attached to one end of a silken line) at them.
There is not much detail about these spiders biting, though their venom is not harmless to humans.
| Distribution | Parts of Australia (Queensland and New South Wales) and Asia (India, Srilanka, Vietnam, Myanmar, Japan, Indonesia) |
| Habitat | Mostly in the forest areas |
| Diet | Mostly insects; some of them particularly the bolas spiders would feed on moths, butterflies, beetle, and pests; |
| Lifespan | Approximately 1 year like most other orb-weavers |
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