Australian Wildlife
Net Casting Spiders

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Photo 1

Female Net Casting spider.

The female net casting spider has a larger abdomen than the male.

Photo 2

Male Net Casting spider.

Top view of a male net casting spider.

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Photo 3

Adult Net Casting spider.

She waits patently with her net ready to cast over anything that moves.

Photo 4

Adult Net Casting spider.

Side view of the spider with her net ready to cast.

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Photo 5

Young male Net Casting spider.

Close-up of a male spider with net ready for casting.

Photo 6

Young male Net Casting spider.

Side view of a young male casting his net.

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Photo 7

Large Net Casting spider.

This spider was the largest one I have seen and it measured just on 100mm (4 inches) overall.

Photo 8

Adult Net Casting spider.

Front view of an adult net casting spider. Shows the very large forward looking pair of eyes.


All photos on this page were taken using a Panasonic Lumix FZ20 and FZ50 digital camera.

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