Garden Orb-web Spider

Eriophorapustulosa

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RosinaBloom

(Zone 1) | September 2012 | Positive
The Garden Orb-Web spider is found in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

It creates a classical circular web in which it traps its insect prey, wrapping them in silk to eat at a later time.

The colours of these spiders are variable.
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(Falcicula hebardi)
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(Colluricincla harmonica)
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Hebard's Trig cricket
(Falcicula hebardi)
Grey Shrike-thrush
(Colluricincla harmonica)