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mariom Melbourne, Australia Jul 04, 2014

Hi

I've posted a couple of spider close-ups on my blog at www.miralightimaging.com . I think one is a common garden orb-weaver, but I've no idea what the other one is. Any help with ID would be much appreciated.

These were both photographed near Melbourne.

Thanks.

Mario

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 06, 2014

The one on the left appears to be Nephila plumipes a golden orb weaver in the family Nephilidae (http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=910); the one on the right is an orb weaver in the family Araneidae, but I cannot i.d. it further at present…

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mariom Melbourne, Australia Jul 07, 2014

Quote from Flapdoodle :
The one on the left appears to be Nephila plumipes a golden orb weaver in the family Nephilidae (http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=910); the one on the right is an orb weaver in the family Araneidae, but I cannot i.d. it further at present…


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