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Is This A Spiny Orb Weaver
Dear Bugman
Can you help? I found this spider in my garden in Hamilton New Zealand on a Grisalenia plant. This spider is about the size of your small finger nail. I think it could be a Spiny Orb Weaver. Is this a native to New Zealand? Thanks
Tony

Hi Tony,
Back in December of 2005 we received a photo of this species also from New Zealand. We identified it as a Spiny Orb Weaver, but never identified the species. We tried to get a species again now, but once again, with no luck. Perhaps one of our readers can provide a more accurate species identification.

Update: (01/19/2007) New Zealand Spiny Orb Weaver ID…
Hi there!
I did some searching on Google and found a New Zealand museum site with your spiny orb weaver. It calls it a Two-spined spider (Poecilopachys australasiae) and has some basic info about it.
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/TePapa/English/CollectionsAndResearch/Collections/InsectsSpidersAndSimilar/Spiders/Spiders_Web/What/Twospined.htm
Regards, Matthew

Wow Matthew,
Thanks so much for your quick ID.

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