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Home these pages together contain over 2000 spider pictures with 520 species in 179 genera that were photographed in queensland new south wales victoria northern territory and western australia.
Yellow garden spider australia. Most spiders have two claws on each foot but orb weavers have an additional claw to help them spin their complex webs. In females the top side of the abdomen is black with symmetrical patches of bright yellow. Gardens and bush lands are the perfect places for a number of spider species to thrive. Also the word aurantia comes from aurantium that stands for the fruit orange.
Yellow garden spiders are large orb weaving arachnids meaning they spin a circular web. Saying that no fatalities have been linked to their bites. Its colloquial name writing spider has come from the specific zigzag pattern in its web that resembles writing or a. This site aim is to show the common spiders of australia by means of color photos and informative text.
The scientific name of the species argiope aurantia means gilded silver face in latin. Perhaps entomologist mike raupp who hosts bug of the week could answer that. As for overwintering the egg sacs i have no experience with doing such a thing and will defer to others. With eight species of mouse spider to reckon with spanning the length and breadth of australia they are considered one of the most lethal spiders due to their venom which is similar to that of the funnel web.
The spider can also be found along the eaves of houses and outbuildings or in any tall vegetation where they can securely stretch a web. There are literally. A female yellow garden spider can prey on insects 200 of her size. Males are less striking in.
In many cases they also get into homes and live and breed there. Theyre supposed to weave their tunnels in dark areas but ours are out in the flowerbeds big as life in full sun. The st andrews cross spider usually sits upside down in the middle of its web forming a cross as illustrated. The legs are reddish brown at the base and black toward the tips.
Yellow garden spiders often build webs in areas adjacent to open sunny fields where they stay concealed and protected from the wind.
