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bloomoon Nthn. Sydney, Australia(Zone 6a) Dec 17, 2007

can anyone identify this garden spider.
its about half an inch long.
Summer S/E Australia.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Dec 17, 2007

It's probably what we in the US call an Orchard Spider, Leucauge genus. I don't know if they exist in Australia, but probably the same genus.

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bloomoon Nthn. Sydney, Australia(Zone 6a) Dec 17, 2007

Yep, you are right!
found it thanks to your i.d.
it's the female of Leucauge granulata
many thanks.
arte in australia.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Dec 17, 2007

You're welcome. You can add its picture to Bug Files if you're sure that's what it is - I can't find it googling

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/4966/

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bloomoon Nthn. Sydney, Australia(Zone 6a) Dec 17, 2007

I found the i.d. reference at this site.
http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/index.htm
seems correct.

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