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Photo 1 Female Net Casting spider. The female net casting spider has a larger abdomen than the male. This one lives in a Begonia plant just outside my backdoor. She keeps it clear of bugs and other things that eat the leaves. |
Photo 2 Male Net Casting spider. Top view of a male net casting spider. He lives on the same plant as the female at left. It is uncommon for spiders of the opposite sex to be about the same size. Usually the male is much smaller than the female. |
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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 Front view of an adult net casting spider. Shows the very large forward looking pair of eyes. It is easy to see why this variety are commonly known as Ogre spiders. |
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All photos on this page were taken using a Panasonic Lumix FZ20 and FZ50 digital camera. [ Back to main index page ] [ Back to spiders index page ] |