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Araneus talipedatus
An unusually green orb weaver, known from most parts of Australia. Adults seem to be active in the daytime and build a conventional orb web
Spotted on Sep 15, 2013
Submitted on Sep 15, 2013
8 Comments
Thanks Mark.
Thanks Suzanne.
Finally I found its name.
A beauty ... and great photos, too.
Great looking spider Martin. Love the eucy colours.
Please note this is a Slender Green Orb Weaver 'Araneus'.
The wiki reference contained the exact image which I believe is an error. I base my new ID more confidently on this expert reference http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details...
Thanks Luis and bherath
This is a tent spider based on Wiki. I cannot find other references. Does anyone know these?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrtophora
Green Tent Spider Cyrtophora
Thanks Luis and bherath
wow!!!! awesome ... great spotting
Nice shot Martin!