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 *
DSC_2831 Green orbweb spider (Colaranea verutum) a brightly coloured, intricately patterned native orbweb spider of fernland and scrub, in forests and subalpine areas. This female is from beech forest in the Upper Eglington Valley, Fiordland *
DSC_2810 Green orbweb spider (Colaranea verutum) a brightly coloured, intricately patterned native orbweb spider of fernland and scrub, in forests and subalpine areas. This female is from beech forest in the Upper Eglington Valley, Fiordland *
