Friday 20 May 2011

Silk at Night.

This is an Eriphora transmarine, or as it is more commonly known, the Garden Orb Weaving Spider. She resides in my backyard. A lot of people have asked why I haven't gotten rid of her. She's not venomous and if she were to bite, their poison is usually not fatal. Orb Weavers are quite large spiders and make extremely big webs, up to a metre across. You will find them around sheds and in gaps between trees. They make their web at dusk and for some reason take them down before morning so you will only find them at night. They are very beautiful spiders to photograph if your into photographing creepy crawlies.
















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