We've had a superb spider season this year in Sydney's suburbs. It came a bit late, probably something to do with a warm and dry February and March. But for a few weeks leading up to the very wet recent patch we had a very fine crop of eight-legged pets.
Those pictured here were all living with us in our garden. There's a garden orb weaver, a leaf-curl spider (lots and lots of them), a St Andrews Cross (a bit under-represented this year), and a very handsome redback. The latter isn't as deadly as sometimes alleged, so I've accommodated this one on the understanding that it stays in its crevice under the front steps. It played dead when posed for the photo, but was actually quite healthy, and ran off to establish its web in its new home as soon as I released it.
No comments:
Post a Comment