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  1. 17th November 2016, 07:21 PM #1
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    Spider ID

    Can anyone ID this spider? I almost walked into him as he's spun his web about 200 mil off of my back door. I've left him alone, as I kind of like spiders... I've done a search but nothing conclusive.

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  2. 17th November 2016, 07:42 PM #2
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    It's a garden orb weaver I think

    Eriophora transmarina (Keyserling, 1865) Garden Orb Weaver)


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    I think it's just one of the orb weaver family.....we get them up here same shape but with gold stripes.
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    Great to sit and watch at night.
    Has to be better than the rubbish on TV!
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    Cheers guys! Yeah that's the way we were leaning with the Orbs, but couldn't quite find one that looked like it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rocket scientist View Post
    Great to sit and watch at night.

    Has to be better than the rubbish on TV!


    Yeah they are. I kinda helped him out a bit. At dusk, there were heaps of moths flying around just outside the perimeter of our covered deck. Once it got dark, I put the light on which drew the moths inside the perimeter so now his web is chockers... Spider ID
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    Lucky one of these spiders wasn't hung by your back door... It would have knocked you out!!!
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  8. 18th November 2016, 09:58 AM #8
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    We call them "Night Spiders" as well.
    We had one for years called Nancy & we could hand feed her. (All the big ones are female)
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