Spider, Spider at My Door
Golden Orb Spiders (Nephila plumipes) are common in south east Queensland bush, parks and gardens commonly suspending golden webs between trees high above the ground. This almost adult female (almost 20mm long body) with a slender abdomen yet without mature eggs suspended herself in a windy building gap right beside my back door. Blobs in the web are captured carcases, stored or devoured. The web itself is fairly permanent but this one shows signs of repair, the typical strategy.
Spider, Spider at My Door
Golden Orb Spiders (Nephila plumipes) are common in south east Queensland bush, parks and gardens commonly suspending golden webs between trees high above the ground. This almost adult female (almost 20mm long body) with a slender abdomen yet without mature eggs suspended herself in a windy building gap right beside my back door. Blobs in the web are captured carcases, stored or devoured. The web itself is fairly permanent but this one shows signs of repair, the typical strategy.