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austracantha minax
These are among the most beautiful of spiders. It is a mainly black and white speckled orb spider with six spiny tubercules and orange legs
On an Acacia beside her rather damaged web.
Spotted on Dec 27, 2013
Submitted on Dec 27, 2013
10 Comments
Here is the usual colored one
Thank you Maria. This may be our most colorful spider.
Very nice!
Thank you DilanC
Here is a link to nother one I saw inside her web http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/102...
Colourful spider!!Nice!!
Thanks Tom15
Thanks SergioM; tell her there'll be no flies.
Thanks ReikoS; would you agree they are less scary with short legs?
Thanks LaurenZ
Beautiful Spider!
Amazing looking. I will be afraid to go near though....
Hmmm... my Christmas tree would look great with some dozens of these hanging on it... but I guess my wife wouldn't let me do it...
Great looking spider Martin!