Orb-weaving spiders (several families)


Orb-weaving spiders (several families)

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Discussion

TwoRivers wrote:
24 Mar 2025
I have been advised by a moderator on the Australian Spider Identification group that the above spider is Trichonephila edulis, Australian Golden Orbweaver
T. plumipes usually has much more orange on the legs , really unmistakabl

Trichonephila edulis
WendyEM wrote:
13 Mar 2025
It wasn't too many years ago I learnt what these were after wondering for years. Raising things can be tricky. Getting humidity right (so they don't get mouldy or dehydrate) and all sorts of other things. Some critters take days/weeks to hatch/emerge, others can take many months. Don't feel bad you did not succeed 1st go.

Austracantha minax
Mike wrote:
13 Mar 2025
My suggestion of moth pupa was wrong. Nothing hatched from the specimen I kept.

Austracantha minax
WendyEM wrote:
13 Mar 2025
egg case

Austracantha minax
WendyEM wrote:
3 Mar 2025
possibly, although the one on arachne.org.au has longer legs with finer hairs and a broader cephalothorax

Araneus sp. (genus)
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