Araneus sp. (genus)

2 Orb weaver at Weston, ACT

Araneus sp. (genus) at Weston, ACT - 13 Nov 2018
Araneus sp. (genus) at Weston, ACT - 13 Nov 2018
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Araneus sp. (genus) 13 Nov 2018 KimPullen
Unidentified 13 Nov 2018 MatthewFrawley

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   14 Nov 2018
Looks similar to this sighting: Orb-weaving spider (several families) Araneus sp. (genus) (Orb weaver) on 21 Nov 2014
KimPullen wrote:
   14 Nov 2018
Yes it does look similar. Possibly Araneus circulissparsus, going by images in Whyte & Anderson's 'A field guide to spiders of Australia' (CSIRO Publishing, 2017).

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  • 13 Nov 2018 03:16 PM Recorded on
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