Araneae: Araneidae

Eriophora sp  

Eriophora sp Spider (za) (Eriophora sp)
© Vik Dunis 2013
Wathe Flora and Fauna Reserve, VIC (Jan, 2013)

In daylight we found the web had gone, presumably eaten by the spider itself.

The animal had retreated to a shallow recess on the neighbouring tree trunk and was spending the day there motionless head downwards.

Eriophora sp Spider (za) (Eriophora sp)

Eriophora sp Spider
(za)

Eriophora sp Spider (za) (Eriophora sp)

Feeding

Eriophora sp Spider (za) (Eriophora sp)

Retreat

Eriophora sp Spider (za) (Eriophora sp)

Eriophora sp Spider
(za)

Eriophora sp Spider (za) (Eriophora sp)

Close-up