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teaelleceecee Melbourne, Australia Dec 14, 2014

I found this spider at the park (in Bundoora, Victoria, Australia) and had a look at it under a microscope. I was thinking it might be Araneus miniatus but am unsure as spiders are not my area of expertise. Thank you for your help.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 15, 2014

I'm pretty sure that it is not Araneus miniatus, but I cannot offer a good alternative at this time. I have a nagging feeling that I have seen similar images before, but that's about it...

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 29, 2014

Here's a slight possibility - Eriophora circulissparsus (sometimes also placed in the genus Araneus), a species having a wide variety of color patterns -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/65796382@N05/6730345113/in/pool-australianspiders

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jan 02, 2015

It now appears that the one I came across a couple of days ago more probably is an Araneus; found a reference to the "Araneus psittacinus group" that includes A. circulissparsus. See https://www.flickr.com/photos/51901606@N07/5299450185/in/pool-australianspiders

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