Author Koh Lin ◦
In my labour of love… series, we look at spiders in action. Whilst some species of spiders spin webs to trap and capture their prey, other spider species actively hunt for their prey. They feed on a variety of insect prey, from ants, flies, dragonflies, and even on other spiders. Following images from our wonderful contributors of the spider with their prey.
- Round Ant Eater Spider (Zenodorus orbiculatus)
- Maratus volans (Peacock Spider)
- Longtailed Orb-weaving Spider (Argiope protensa)
- Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis)
- White Crab Spider (Thomisus spectabilis)
- Green Jumping Spider (Mopsus mormon)
- Plumed Peacock Spider (Maratus plumosus)
Check out our labour of love… spiders
If you can’t get enough of our spiders, check out the following suggested pages:
- Spiders
- Index of Spider Images | Spiders in Australia | Spiders Index | Spider sac
- Alice Springs Spiders by Andrew Turner / Koh Lin
- Arkys | Arkys Image Index
- Australian Huntsman Spider | Australian Huntsman Image Index
- Badumna insignis (Black House Spider)
- Calligaster (Group of Spiders)
- Celaenia sp
- Crab Spiders
- Desert Huntsman Spider
- Dolophones turrigera (Turreted Wrap-around Spider) – images by Michael Doe
- Encounter with Alice Springs Spiders by Koh Lin
- Euryopis umbilicata (Superb Ant-eater Spider) – images by Tony Earles
- Gnaphosidae (Stealthy Ground Spider)
- Hairy Crab Spider (Sidymella hirsuta) – images by Marianne Broug
- Journey into the Spiderverse by Koh Lin
- Let us prey… by Koh Lin
- Maratus hortorum – images by Michael Doe
- Mopsus mormon (Green Jumping Spider)
- Maratus plumosus
- Maratus volans (Peacock Spider)
- Queensland Spiders | Queensland Spiders Index
- Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea)
- Tetragnatha sp (Long-jawed Spider)
- Top End Spider Adventure by Tissa Ratnayeke
You can also do a general search for “Spider” for many more pages…
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