Orb Weaver Spiders

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Multi-Coloured St. Andrew's Cross Spider (2 - Ventral)

Family: Araneidae (Orb-Weaver Spiders)
Species: Argiope versicolor (Doleschall, 1859)

Location: Lower Pierce Reservoir

When disturbed, A. versicolor either drops to the ground in the blink of an eye or goes up the web to take cover. Only when she thinks the coast is clear will she starts to venture out towards the centre of the web.

Araneidae, Argiope versicolor, Multi-Coloured St. Andrew's Cross Spider

Multi-Coloured St. Andrew's Cross Spider (2 - Ventral)

Family: Araneidae (Orb-Weaver Spiders)
Species: Argiope versicolor (Doleschall, 1859)

Location: Lower Pierce Reservoir

When disturbed, A. versicolor either drops to the ground in the blink of an eye or goes up the web to take cover. Only when she thinks the coast is clear will she starts to venture out towards the centre of the web.