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Orb-weaving spiders (several families)

Orb-weaving spiders (several families)

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Includes Araneidae, Nephilidae, Tetragnathidae.

References for these families:

Araneidae: http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1092

Tetragnathidae: http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1530

Orb-weaving spiders (several families)

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Menneus sp. (Hump-backed Netcaster) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123

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PJH123 wrote:
8 Nov 2024
@WendyEM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_keyserlingi
Looks difficult from the underside
Argiope sp. (genus)
WendyEM wrote:
8 Nov 2024
https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1022
Argiope keyserlingi
WendyEM wrote:
8 Nov 2024
https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1022
Argiope keyserlingi
WendyEM wrote:
8 Nov 2024
you probably have better refs but see also (3rd photo)
https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2535
Argiope sp. (genus)
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
26 Jul 2019
Agriope keyserlingi has similar web decoration to A. aetherea, so I'll go with Agriope sp. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aetherea
Argiope sp. (genus)

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