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Argiope syrmatica egg sac Photo E Collins This spider has four eggs sacs in a tangled web.Normally found in grasses and small shrubs. this one chose a window ledge to create her web and place her egg sacs.
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Argiope syrmatica with prey Photo E Collins The prey is a grasshopper. The crinkled web on the left side of the photo is diagnostic of this family of spiders. It has no common name.
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Crab spider on everlasting Thomisidiae family Photo E Collins A master of camouflage. Enlarge to see the eyes and appreciate the disguise!
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Eriophera pustulosa Photo E Collins A well camouflaged spider on ironbark.
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Eriophora heroine Wheel-weaver Photo E Collins This nicely patterned spider leaves its web during the daytime and emerges in the evening.
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Flower Spider Diaea sp Photo E Collins Seen to prey on bees and flies.Flower spiders come in many colours.
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Flower Spider with fly Daiea sp Photo E Collins The prey is bigger than the spider!
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Garden Orb Spider Eriophora biapicata Photo E Collins
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Garden Orb Spider with Robber Fly Photo B Pritchard. This amazing photo captures a Robber Fly becoming the spider's meal. Robber Flies are top insect predators. This species is 4cms in length
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Golden Orb-weaving Spider Nephila edulis Photo E Collins The massive golden webs of this spider festoon the bush in autumn.
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Golden Orb-weaving Spider Nephila edulis Photo E Collins The huge golden web of this spider appears in late summer and autumn.
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Green flower spider Diaea sp Photo E Collins Nicely camouflaged on a mistletoe leaf.
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Grey spider on burnt ironbark Photo E Collins Another master of camouflage.
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Holconia flinderis Huntsman Jan P Yack An uncommon form in the northeast. Found inside Jan Palmer's house post the heavy rain and it was released.
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Huntsman sp Photo E Collins
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Huntsman spiders Photo E Collins These are young spiders
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Huntsman with egg sac Photo E Collins Nestled in the shelter of a park pamphlet box this very maternal Huntsman has chosen a good nursery.
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Jewel Spider Austracantha minax Photo J Birckhead Also known as the Six-spined Spider, Jewel or Christmas Spider.This is a female.
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Leaf-curling Spider Phonognatha graeffei Photo E Collins A clever way to build a home and protect its egg sac.
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Leaf-curling Spider Phonognatha graeffei Photo N Blair Common in bushland.The spider pulls a leaf up from the ground by way of a silken thread. It curls it to make a safe shelter from the elements and predators. The female is stout bodied