Orb-weaving spiders (several families)
Includes Araneidae, Nephilidae, Tetragnathidae.
References for these families:
Araneidae: http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1092
Tetragnathidae: http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1530
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AlisonMilton
wrote:
15 Feb 2026
@Paul4K Spider egg case. Probably the Jewel or Christmas spider Austracantha minax
Austracantha minax
DianneClarke
wrote:
12 Nov 2025
Thanks Wendy - I knew I had seen it before, no wonder I couldn't find it in moths!
Austracantha minax
NateKingsford
wrote:
17 Sep 2025
@MichaelMulvaney the lower frizzy looking web would be an egg sac, Nephilidae spp. typically construct fuzzy balls in which their eggs are encased. The extra webbing makes it look less like an egg sac tho
Trichonephila edulis
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