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Eriophera sp.
Wheel web or orb weaving spider10-15mm. With a grub eating her
Nightime web maker. Normally leaves web and hides in cover during daylight hours and returns to rebuild or repair the web overnight. Once it is built she spends the rest of the night hanging in the middle. THis is my backyard, a well-established garden which was as undisturbed as possible to encourage this type of wildlife to take up residence. Overhanging trees, Large number of Bromeliads in pots
I know she is a she and she is Eriophera sp but most of the Eriophera in this yard are E. transmarina and I know she is not. Can someone tell me what she is?
Spotted on Oct 5, 2009
Submitted on Dec 8, 2012
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