Kidney Garden Spider

Bijoaraneus mitificus

Description

Bijoaraneus mitificus has a carapace that is greenish-orange in color. The dorsal abdomen is whitish with black markings, while the ventral is green. Female and male distinguish by the heart-shaped pattern in ventral view. It has green legs.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Male: 5-6 mm; Female: 4-5 mm.

In

Insectivorest

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Arachnida

ORDER

:

Aranae

FAMILY

:

Araneidae

GENUS

:

Bijoaraneus

SPECIES

:

Bijoaraneus mitificus

Distribution

Bijoaraneus mitificus could be found on shrubs in garden and jungle fringes.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Indonesia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Bijoaraneus mitificus builds a small orb web in green shrubs at night and hide during the day.

Lifestyle

Arboreal, Terrestrial

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Bijoaraneus mitificus feed on small insect.

Diet : Insectivore

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Araneinae
  2. Tanikawa, A., Yamasaki, T., and Petcharad, B. 2021. Two new genera of Araneidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Acta Arachnologica, 70 (2): 87–101