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WTB? Down UnderWhat kind of spider?
Location: Canberra, ACT, Australia
December 17, 2010 9:34 pm
Hi,
I almost walked into this one in my backyard (Canberra, Australia), it had weaved a net across a path in the garden. It was about 3-4cm from top to bottom including the legs. Is it dangerous? Rare? Any information would be interesting! I found it just the other day (2010-12-17 which is summer in Australia)
Signature: Lars
Garden Orb Web Spider
Hi Lars,
Your spider is Eriophora transmarina, and it is commonly called a Garden Orbweaver, a name shared with several other species around the world. You can read about this common spider on the Brisbane Insect website.
Garden Orb Web Spider
Thanks Daniel, I appreciate your quick reply!
Knowing what these bugs around us are makes the world a bit more interesting.
Cheers,
Lars
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Looks very much like our Bark Spiders here in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Posted 21 Dec 2010 at 6:10 am ¶But Bark spiders are Caerostris sp. not Eriophora.
Both are Family Araneidae.
Looks like they have very similar behaviour to Bark Spiders, building their webs between trees after dark and taking them down before sun-up.
Posted 21 Dec 2010 at 6:12 am ¶They hide up on a branch most of the day, perfectly blending in with the bark they’re sitting on.
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