DSC_2652 'Sheetweb' spider (Ischalea spinipes) although this species appears not make a snare at all, preferring to rest on the underside of a leaf or blade along the midrib, with front legs stretched forward and bent slightly apart, and the hind ones out to the rear. A slow mover - it may be a 'wait and pounce' hunter. This beautiful green individual is from the damp mossy forests of Fiordland. Further north, in drier country, they can be creamish or brown. Lake Gunn, Fiordland *
11005-16506 Garden orbweb spider (Eriophora pustulosa) early sunlight catches the dew covered web of an Australian spider that is now one of the commonest orbweb spiders in New Zealand, reaching the Chathams and even our subantarctic islands. Waikato •
DSC_0503 Garden orbweb spider (Eriophora pustulosa) spiderlings emerging from a nest in silverbeet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris) in the vegetable garden in summer. This Australian spider is now one of the commonest orbweb spiders in New Zealand, reaching the Chathams and even our subantarctic islands. Dunedin *
