Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) is a animal in the Araneidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841)

Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841)

Zealaranea crassa is a spider species from New Zealand with variable body colour patterns and sexually size-dimorphic individuals.

Family
Genus
Zealaranea
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841)

Zealaranea crassa, first described by Walckenaer in 1841, has documented body length measurements: the female reaches 9.2mm, while the male measures 6.2mm. Its body colour patterns are extremely variable. This species is known to occur throughout all of New Zealand.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneidae Zealaranea

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