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Nephila sp.
Rather big spider, almost 10 cm long including the legs. In a forest by the beach.
My favorite wildlife sanctuary in the Hobart area is Bonorong (http://www.bonorong.com.au/). It's also about 15 minutes from where I live. Drop me an email (address is in my profile) and maybe we could meet up there. Cheers, Lori.
Not a very pleasant close encounter, WA is very surprising :)
I didn't know the male is so much smaller than the female, very interesting...
By the way, I am travelling to Hobart this weekend and I hope to see the devils.
I almost walked face-first into one of these in WA.
The little spider is the male. He just hangs out on the female's web hoping to get lucky.
Spotted on Feb 23, 2011
Submitted on Apr 23, 2011
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