I run a Pest Control company in Raleigh, NC and we have a similar type of spider. Very freaky. This looks like a type of Gardner, because it hangs upside down and has the long spiny legs.
February 10, 2010
[Image]What do you do with a spider you can spot 10 meters away? You sneak up, take a picture, run for your life, then send the photo here. Edd took this photo in his yard in the Melbourne Glen Waverley area of Victoria, Australia. Any educated guesses as to what the species might be? How afraid should the flappy insects of his neighborhood be? Thanks for the photo, Edd.
posted by Raging Wombat at 12:32 PM on Jan 18, 2010
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Close this window Jump to comment formLooks like Eriophora biapicata - a garden orb weaver fairly common to the area.
The insects should be afraid, but the humans can rest easy - this girl's harmless.
February 09, 2010
It looks like its wearing a little sweater!
February 10, 2010
I think maggie is right.
Pretty cool pic.
February 10, 2010
I run a Pest Control company in Raleigh, NC and we have a similar type of spider. Very freaky. This looks like a type of Gardner, because it hangs upside down and has the long spiny legs.
February 10, 2010