Saturday, January 03, 2009

Star Spider


Here is a wee friend that Wayne found spinning webs in Wayne's ute. Does anyone know what sort of spider it is and if it is poisonous or not? Wayne sees them in the bush all the time when he goes prospecting.

Update:
It is a Austracantha minax (with common names including Australian jewel spider, Christmas spider and spiny spider)and it is a distinctive Australian spider. Although it has a painful bite it just causes a temporary local reaction.

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