tiabunna's photos with the keyword: spider

I was interested this morning to notice this spider on a fence post. The post is about 50mm across, so I'd think the spider's extended length is about 40mm. I was unsure which genus it belongs to, but it seems it may be one of many identified as Tetragnatha species. Best viewed large.

For Macro Mondays 220 - 30 August 2021 - You have to photograph something that is smaller than 1 cm in total and begins with the letter A.. This little Arachnid was sitting on my garden mulcher - to give some scale, the hole alongside it measures 13mm across. Definitely should be viewed large. You can learn more about arachnids here (I found it fascinating).

Today, while doing some gardening, I found this little spider (about 1cm) on my equipment. I'm fairly sure it's a little jumping spider, but I've had trouble finding the scientific name for it. [UPDATE: I now have satisfied myself it's a jumping spider of the Opisthoncus sp.]. Since viewing the image on the computer, I notice it's missing a front right leg.

Taken through the screen door at the rear of our house. More images in the Pips. A little homework told me it is a Net-casting Spider (Deinopis subrufa) and almost certainly a male. They are totally harmless. Earlier, when I first saw it, this spider had its legs aligned in pairs to form an X, which they apparently do when resting. HFF and best wishes for the weekend, everyone. I'm afraid I'm still largely offline and likely to be for some time, so please excuse my lack of involvement.

As I was walking through our local nature reserve, I almost walked into this Golden Orb-Weaver spider ( Nephila plumipes) . They're essentially harmless but quite large and unfortunately their large webs (fences?) are usually strung between trees near face level. Interestingly, this almost certainly is a female: they eat the males and it is rare to find one larger than about 5mm. If you view large, you'll see that she also has hairy legs. There's a fence in the background too. HFF and best wishes for the weekend, everyone.

When I found this spider I took the image in the PiP, not realising until later that it was of the underside. The problem was that the web was close to a wall, so taking this "top view" required stretching to reach behind, then distortions and thank heavens for adjustable viewing screens! :-) The spider sits in the web inverted. These are harmless and native to eastern Australia. Best viewed large.

I must admit I didn't realise, until viewing this on the computer screen, that I'd taken an image of the underside of this spider and web, as it sloped away from me at the top. These harmless spiders are native to eastern Australia. Best viewed large.

Today I was out with my local Landcare group, removing weeds in the nature reserve, when I almost walked face first into this spider, hanging in a substantial web. It is a female Golden Orb spider - the male is quite tiny in comparison. Explored.

This little "Daddy-long-legs" spider decided to drop in on me. The tricky part with this shot was that, every time I moved, it created enough draft to make it sway out of focus. :-)

This male Red-headed Mouse Spider (the colour indicates the sex) was wandering around at Lake Mungo: the female is entirely black. One of Australia's eight species of mouse spiders, these are found in the arid areas and, although there are few reported cases of bites, they are thought to be quite venomous. What excited me, on doing some research, was to find that they are part of our Gondwanan fauna, with their nearest overseas relatives in South America.