Parawixia dehaani, known in Australia as the abandoned-web orb-weaver, is a species of orb weaver spider from the family Araneidae which is widely distributed in Australasia and eastern Asia.

[1] The female Parawixia dehaani is a large, dark brown spider with variable patterns on the abdomen.

[6] Parawixia dehaani is found in gardens, disturbed areas and nearby bushland.

[3] It builds a vertical orb web with an open hub, which often looks damaged, with sections missing, hence the Australian common name, abandoned-web orb-weaver.

[5] When disturbed the spiders falls to the ground and plays dead with its legs retracted.