''Golden Orb Weaver''

''Golden Orb Weaver''

Golden orb weavers are among the most
spectacular and visible of Australian spiders. Hanging in
the centre of her magnificent shining golden web,
day and night, the female of some species can
measure almost 5cm in body length with legs to
match. The males, by contrast, are tiny darkcoloured
spiders which may be seen around the
edge of the web (but not to be confused with
dewdrop spider). The golden colour
of the web serves to attract insects, working rather
like the UV-reflecting strands on the St Andrew’s
Cross web . It may also help to warn off
potential predators such as birds. The silk of these webs
is unusually heavy and very strong so birds would not want
to become entangled. Indeed small ones which occasionally
become trapped do not live to avoid making the same mistake again, but are eaten by
the spider. The price of the meal, however, is a badly damaged web. Photo taken with a Nikon D80 and Sigma 150-500 zoom lens.

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