ID My Spider please
 

I thought it might be a garden orb spider but now Im not sure. Please help

Re: ID My Spider please
 

I think you are right http://museumvictoria.com.au/spiders...spx?id=5&pic=0

Does it do a new web every night?

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Thanks we were just confused by the red legs - thanks for the link very useful
Not sure about the new web we saw it for the first time last night - right in front of the front door - shes now hiding under the guttering and no sign of a web - At least we will be expecting it tonight!! :unsure:

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More certain it's an orb then as they re-do their web every night.

We've got a couple around our gazebo, one is huge!! Amazing to watch them doing their webs, they are so fast...!

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Yep thats an orb weaver, they eat their webs usually every other night for a protein fix. They live for about 1 year. I've got a huge one in my back yard, its been in the same spot for about 2 months, webs there one day gone the next, with just the anchor strands of the web remaining. Great looking spider.

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Got a couple in my garden too, they are pretty amazing, ours seem to do a new web everynight and like you say leave the anchor strands in place. I keep meaning to have a look before daylight to see if there already gone and what they catch.
I walked in the web one night when watering the plants, I was amazed how strong it was, I reckon a small bird would of got stuck in it!
I found the spider at the bottom of the pool the next day....

Never had them before and have lived in the house for over 4 years.

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It'll tuck up in a crevice near where it makes it's web during the day. You can normally see them though as they don't go deep.