Garden Orb Weaver Spider (Eriophora pustulosa)

The garden orb weaver spider is a member of the family of orb weaver spiders. They are commonly found in Australasia.

Scientific Classification

• Family: Orb Weavers
• Genus: Eriophora
• Scientific name: Eriophora pustulosa

Garden Orb Weaver Spider

Physical Description and Identification

Adults

Size: Male: 1.7 cm (0.66 in) Female: 2.5 cm (0.98 in)

Color: Though their colors vary from specimen to specimen, they are brightly colored.

Other Characteristic Features: These spiders have five distinct spines, two large ones halfway down their back and three smaller ones near the end of the abdomen.

Garden Orb Weaving Spider

Eggs

The eggs are laid in a nest made up of webbing.

Spiderlings

Once mature, they are known to disperse via ballooning.

The Web

These spiders spin a circular web for prey to fly into at night.

Is the Garden Orb Weaver Spider Venomous

Orb-weaver spiders are not very deadly and only bite when threatened.

Eriophora pustulosa

Quick Facts

Did You Know

• French scientist Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer first described this species in 1841.

Knobbled Orb Weaver

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