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Exciting find - spider

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 08:56:31 GMT

Just found this on the kangaroo paw. Never seen one before.

Looks amazing. Orange n purple with yellow dots and black spikes on it's back. Pretty patterns.

I think it is either a Christmas spider or Star spider.

Couldn't get my phone to focus on the spider just the fence in the background. Sorry.

lind9650 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 10:41:49 GMT

Yes Kopes, it is a Christmas spider. That's its common name.

When I still had my big garden I saw them almost every year.

Very pretty colours, but I don't know much about them.

Erica

imastawka — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:37:09 GMT

Isn't he/she a long way from home?

Says here that their habitat is Qld/rainforests

Nice find.

stylesilver — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 13:42:06 GMT

He's on holidays?

davidc4430 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 22:08:18 GMT

Bagpipe Spider

bright.ton42 — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 21:08:20 GMT

It's beautiful.

kopenhagen5 — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:56:22 GMT

They sure are. Here's another pic.

davidc4430 — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 23:18:52 GMT

maybe if he bites you you'll get super powers?