
Ogre dinner time!
Always a delight to come across an ogre spider, this one a little female seen at night-time.
These spiders do not spin conventional webs, instead they hang out like this with a tiny silken net strung between their front legs when hunting, ready to ensnare a passing meal.
Here, I've captured a moment in time of her in the process of making her net.
10 mm body length.

"Asianopis subrufa" is a species of net-casting spiders. It occurs in Australia and in New Zealand. It is a nocturnal hunter, having excellent eyesight, and hunts using a silken net to capture its prey. They feed on a variety of insects – ants, beetles, crickets and other spiders.
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