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Visitor from the north Last week we suffered disgustingly humid weather which came down from a northern cyclone. <br /> Took me a while to ID this slender orb weaver in our garden but there it is - a Silver Northern orb weaver. <br /> Welcome and I hope you can stand the civilised &#039;cold&#039;. Australia,Geotagged,Humped silver orb spider,Leucauge dromedaria,Leucauge granulata,Summer,Tetragnathidae,long jawed orb weaver Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Visitor from the north

Last week we suffered disgustingly humid weather which came down from a northern cyclone.
Took me a while to ID this slender orb weaver in our garden but there it is - a Silver Northern orb weaver.
Welcome and I hope you can stand the civilised 'cold'.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    We will have our moment in the sun again, Mark. For about two weeks. Posted 3 years ago
  2. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    Great find Mark Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Mark Ridgway's profile
      Mark Ridgway
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      Thanks. Posted 3 years ago

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The Humped silver orb spider

"Leucauge dromedaria" is one of the long-jawed orb weaver spiders. A medium to large sized orb weaving spider, with a body length up to 15 mm long. Male to 6 mm. This species has a second pair of "humps" on the abdomen.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Mark Ridgway
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Feb 10, 2022. Captured Feb 10, 2022 09:50 in 175-191A Glenfern Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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  • TG-6
  • f/3.1
  • 1/200s
  • ISO640
  • 8.4mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.