CLOSED: Orb Weaver?? Which one??

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Dee777 Melbourne, Australia Mar 26, 2011

This one I found insede a playhouse on the playground today. It seems to be an Orb Weaver, but I don"t know which one.
Location Melbourne
Size about 3 cm with legs

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Mar 26, 2011

This is a golden silk spider (family Nephilidae) in the genus Nephila; there are several species of these in Australia - see http://tinyurl.com/ao7xo3 for details. These spiders have at times been included in the families Araneidae (orb weavers) and Tertagnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers).

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