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Leucauge granulata
Orb weaving spider, body length approx 1cm and leg span approx 3cms.
Forest at Te Mata Lodge, New Zealand.
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details... Thank you for the assistance with the ID ForestDragon!
Spotted on Mar 24, 2013
Submitted on Mar 31, 2013
4 Comments
ForestDragon thank you for letting me know about the duplicate spotting. I have deleted one. Cheers!
Thank you for the ID ForestDragon. No I didn't take a pic of the other side of the spider on this occasion. Couldn't get to the other side of the web without disturbing it. Thick bush on the other side. It does pretty good for this species. Thanks again!
You know you have this spider posted twice in your spottings?
Nice shot, Andrea! This is certainly the correct Genus, Leucauge. Do you have any other views of this spider? I think that this may be Leucage granulata (Silver Orb Spider). I don't think Leucauge venusta occurs in your area but they are very close in appearance. Here is one link I found. I realize this isn't for New Zealand specifically but it may be close enough.
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...