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Females are light reddish brown. Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order:
Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Family: Deinopidae Genus:
Deinopis Species: D. subrufa Binomial name Deinopis subrufa L.
Koch, 1879  Deinopis subrufa (also called Rufous Net-casting
Spider) is a species of net-casting spiders. It occurs in
eastern Australia and Tasmania. It is a nocturnal hunter, having
excellent eyesight, and hunts using a silken net to capture its
prey. They feed on a variety of insects - ants, beetles,
crickets and other spiders. They can vary in color from fawn to
pinkish brown or chocolate brown. Females are about 25mm in body
length, males about 22mm. They are not dangerous to humans.
This species is often found on a few strands of web in forest,
woodland and heathland, or on flat surfaces, for example on the
outside of houses.   Males will