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Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora sp) (4/5)
Araneae: Araneidae
Eriophora sp
 03.jpg "Vik Dunis: Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora sp) - 27/01/2013")
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© Vik Dunis 2013
Wathe Flora and Fauna Reserve, VIC (Jan, 2013)
Common Names
- Garden Orb Weaver
- Garden Orbweaver
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.
 02.jpg "Vik: Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora sp) - 26/01/2013")
Garden Orb Weaver
(Eriophora sp)
 01.jpg "Vik: Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora sp) - 26/01/2013")
Feeding
 04.jpg "Vik: Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora sp) - 26/01/2013")
Retreat
 03.jpg "Vik: Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora sp) - 27/01/2013")
Garden Orb Weaver
(Eriophora sp)
 05.jpg "Vik: Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora sp) - 27/01/2013")
Close-up