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Spider meal on the fly No table manners here...a fly meal literally &#039;on the fly&#039;! Quite remarkable really, just two tiny tarsal claws holding on. <br /> Eriophora transmarina<br /> 20 mm body length Araneae,Araneidae,Australia,Australian garden orb weaver spider,Eriophora transmarina,Geotagged,Macro,Spider,Summer,arachnid,arthropod,eating,hunter,invertebrate,orb weaver,prey Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Spider meal on the fly

No table manners here...a fly meal literally 'on the fly'! Quite remarkable really, just two tiny tarsal claws holding on.
Eriophora transmarina
20 mm body length

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The Australian garden orb weaver

The Australian garden orb weaver spider is a very common species of spider with many variants in size, shape, and colour across the coastal regions of Australia. They have very large abdomens when well-fed and exhibit a tremendous colour-range from off-white through tan, brown to almost black.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Mar 5, 2019. Captured Jan 20, 2019 08:30 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.