Spiders
Orb-weaving spiders (several families)

Orb-weaving spider (several families) species

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Overview

Includes Araneidae, Nephilidae, Tetragnathidae.

References for these families:

Araneidae: http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1092

Tetragnathidae: http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1530

69 species

Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider)

Plebs bradleyi
Plebs bradleyi
Plebs bradleyi
Plebs bradleyi
Plebs bradleyi
Plebs bradleyi

Plebs eburnus (Eastern bush orb-weaver)

Plebs eburnus
Plebs eburnus
Plebs eburnus
Plebs eburnus
Plebs eburnus
Plebs eburnus

Poecilopachys australasia (Two-spined spider)

Poecilopachys australasia
Poecilopachys australasia
Poecilopachys australasia
Poecilopachys australasia
Poecilopachys australasia
Poecilopachys australasia

Poltys sp. (genus)

Poltys sp. (genus)
Poltys sp. (genus)
Poltys sp. (genus)
Poltys sp. (genus)
Poltys sp. (genus)
Poltys sp. (genus)

Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver)

Salsa fuliginata
Salsa fuliginata
Salsa fuliginata
Salsa fuliginata
Salsa fuliginata
Salsa fuliginata

Salsa sp. (genus) (Orb-weaver)

Salsa sp. (genus)
Salsa sp. (genus)
Salsa sp. (genus)
Salsa sp. (genus)
Salsa sp. (genus)
Salsa sp. (genus)

Socca pustulosa (Knobbled Orbweaver)

Socca pustulosa
Socca pustulosa
Socca pustulosa
Socca pustulosa
Socca pustulosa
Socca pustulosa

Trichonephila clavipes (Golden Silk Spider)

Trichonephila clavipes
Trichonephila clavipes

Trichonephila edulis (Golden orb weaver)

Trichonephila edulis

Female

Trichonephila edulis

Female
Trichonephila edulis

Large female & small male
Trichonephila edulis
Trichonephila edulis
Trichonephila edulis

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  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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