20 March 2008

A few more spiders...

DCP_0004 DCP_0002 I think this is a Garden Orbweaver.  It's sitting outside our kitchen window.
DCP_0003 DCP_0005 This one has the same colouring on the legs as the Golden Orbweaver in the previous post, but with a much smaller body.  Maybe a male?
DCP_0011 DCP_0010 This is an example of a leaf curler.  The spider is peaking out the lower lip of the leaf. 

I really need to find a good reference for Australian spiders that has clear pictures of both the male and female of the species.  I think I've seen St Andrew's Cross webs with a large female in the centre and several smaller males around the edge - I could be wrong.

I'm pretty certain that the previous post's spider is a Golden Orb, some pictures I find on the net have a much lighter body colour, but others are almost identical.