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Kidney Garden Spider/Pale Orb Weaver

Araneus mitificus

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7 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 11 years ago

Thanks Leanne, Sumukha Javagal and ChunXingWong for you help to ID this spider.. :))

Christiane
Christiane 11 years ago

It is the only way for some to survive the environment!

Miguel.Denyer
Miguel.Denyer 11 years ago

Whatever it is, it has a very clever camouflage system going on there... amazing how different species adapt to their environment in order to better survive!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

I have one similar Christiane. Same web type.http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10991064

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Christiane, Was it looking like this one? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/792... If you have some more shots of this one, then pls upload them too..

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Yes Chun..:-) It is a kidney garden spider i think..

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 years ago

Maybe a kidney garden spider ?

Christiane
Spotted by
Christiane

Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on May 17, 2011
Submitted on May 29, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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