DSC_2791 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_4332 Orange-legged swift spider (Nyssus coloripes) gravid female. Distinguished by its striking markings and rapid erratic movements, this Australian spider has been in NZ since the 1940's. It is capable of eating other spiders - including our native katipo - invading their webs, taking both the owner and stealing captured prey. Dunedin *
11005-16213 White-tailed spider (Lampona murina) female. A distinctive, introduced Australian spider which lives in the North Island in fences and buildings, it specialises in capturing and eating other spiders, especially grey house spiders (Badumna longinqua). Napier *
