Abba transversa

Abba transversa is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae), found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.^[2] It is the only species in the genus Abba.^[1][4] Its name honours the Swedish pop group ABBA whose songs and subsequent musicals, Mamma Mia! (2008) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), provided hours of entertainment for the authors of the scientific paper.

Abba transversa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Abba Castanheira & Framenau, 2023[1]
Species:	A. transversa
Binomial name
Abba transversa (Rainbow, 1912)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Araneus transversus Rainbow, 1912[3]