Beautiful arachnid. We have had them both in Melbourne and Mallacoota. This is a ventral view and the little devils lie so close to the ground , it’s hard to get a dorsal view. Maybe that’s your story tomorrow.
Is that spider as massive as it looks, or is it just an amazing close-up? Great catch on the detail- and if it is that large, I truly don't was to run into one!
@olivetreeann They are gorgeous spiders and quite passive so not dangerous. The body is about 1.5 cm but together with the legs they are around 5 or 6 cm.
@ethelperry This one was quite high up because she was in the flower bed on our retaining wall.
@robz Yes I love their zig zag webs.
@olivetreeann They are gorgeous spiders and quite passive so not dangerous. The body is about 1.5 cm but together with the legs they are around 5 or 6 cm.