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Araneus talipedatus
A green spider with an ornately patterned stripe. An orb weaver, known from most parts of Australia. Adults seem to be active in the daytime and build a conventional orb web
In a curled leaf
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrtophora
Spotted on Sep 8, 2013
Submitted on Sep 8, 2013
3 Comments
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...
Thank you DanielR
This is a tent spider
Their webs are believed to be precursors of the orb web
Green Tent Spider Cyrtophora
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrtophora
Very pretty - nice spotting!