11005-16220 Green flower spider (Diaea ambara) an 'ambush' predator concealed in fierce nettle flowers. Most are cryptically coloured to merge with leaves and flowers. They hide in flowers to catch pollinating insects, and are common in New Zealand gardens. Waterfall Bay, Otago Peninsula *
11005-16405 Nurseryweb spider (Dolomedes minor) northern female guarding what is left of her tent-shaped nursery web. Within the web her spiderlings were protected until they used their tiny fangs to bite through the silk and escape into the outside world. Katikati.
DSC_6255 Nurseryweb spider (Dolomedes minor) southern female carrying her egg sac. Within the thick silk-covered sac her eggs are protected until she conceals them within a nursery web in vegetation above ground, where she will still guard them. One moult after hatching the spiderlings will use their tiny fangs to bite through the silk and escape into the outside world. Dunedin. *
