Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Any idea what spider this is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Just found out it's a golden orb but they look different to the ones we had in Cairns which were black and yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 4 hours ago, The Pom Queen said: Just found out it's a golden orb but they look different to the ones we had in Cairns which were black and yellow There's quite a few different species of Orb spiders and folk (including myself) often mistakenly refer to any Orb as "golden". I've got 4 different kinds on my garden atm and the last one shown, although often referred to by it's name as St Andrews Cross Spider, is also an Orb Golden Orb Spider by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr Golden Orb Spider - Olympus em5 test by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr 1Z0A6334 by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr 1Z0A6340 by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 We use to have these in Cairns which we always called golden orbs lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 I did t know the St Andrews Cross one was an orb as well, thanks for that Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 'Golden' refers to the colour of the silk; though not all webs are that colour. My 'little' mate, at 6 inches across. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Finally found a photo of a St Andrew's Cross spider; Cheers, Bobj. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 (edited) I always thought it was the legs that made the cross? Is it the web and the legs? https://australianmuseum.net.au/image/St-Andrews-Cross-Spider-Argiope-keyserlingi/ Edited April 16, 2017 by newjez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, newjez said: I always thought it was the legs that made the cross? Is it the web and the legs? https://australianmuseum.net.au/image/St-Andrews-Cross-Spider-Argiope-keyserlingi/ My understanding is that it is based on the fact that the spider pairs both it's front and back legs together which it always positions on the spun cross when it is at rest, so an element of both I guess. The spun cross is also fluoro which attracts insects directly to where the spider is placed so it is also a lazy b@stard! :-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 4 hours ago, Johndoe said: My understanding is that it is based on the fact that the spider pairs both it's front and back legs together which it always positions on the spun cross when it is at rest, so an element of both I guess. The spun cross is also fluoro which attracts insects directly to where the spider is placed so it is also a lazy b@stard! :-) Also, the spider unravels the spun cross to encase any larger insect, as with the photo I put up. Alas, I wiped all the other photos of the demise of the grasshopper. It was a very slow process and took about 2 hours for the grasshopper to be encased. I guess the spider must have had a few knots to untie... Cheers, Bobj.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 The top image on the page is a Golden Orb-weaver (Nephila edulis) as are a couple of Kevin's nice images. They are a different species than the huge tropical Golden Orb-weaver (Nephila pilipes) Bobj's post. There's also a pic of a Silver Orb-weaver (Leucauge granulata) the underside view and the St Andrew's Cross (Argiope spp. - most likely keyserlingi, but hard to tell from underneath). The St Andrew's get their name from both leg orientation and silk cross - the silk decoration is called a stabilimentum - it's function is still being studied but may involve the reflection of UV and subsequent attraction of prey insects to the web. We've recently produced Australia's first spider ID app - Spidentify which you may find useful. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Arrgh- I feel quite ill now. Rather have snakes than those 'orrors. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 hour ago, starlight7 said: Arrgh- I feel quite ill now. Rather have snakes than those 'orrors. I don't mind spiders at all. Snakes on the other hand .............................................................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Just for you, @Toots About 12 ft long. Cheers, Bobj. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maalwi Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 What is that spider? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Looks like another member of the orb tribe. Cheers, Bobj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kae_ Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Does anyone know what type of spider this? I tried to coax it out of it leaf but it went in further. I will try at some other time to catch it out of it's leaf. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Leaf curling spider - Phonognatha Graeffei Pretty little thing isnt it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kae_ Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, Quoll said: Leaf curling spider - Phonognatha Graeffei Pretty little thing isnt it? Thanks for the identification Quoll! Here's the little guy giving a little wave for ya! It's too bad he's a little shy but it's quite cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davlap Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 This is our Garden orb (officially verified by BobJ of course) I posted on the other forum. Totally different shape to what we expected from orb spiders Right outside our front door, came with with a delightful head full of web one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kae_ Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) I unfortunately had to put it out of it's miserly because it looked slow and in pain. I wish I didn't have to but didn't want it to suffer. I was also wondering what type of spiders this is? It is about 2cm in size and I've seen these around in my house and outside. They're quite beautiful and fierce as I sometimes see them scurrying around when I go for a snack at midnight. Edited October 24, 2020 by Kae_ Sentence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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