SpidersAustralian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis) Orange Spider Wasp (Cryptocheilus bicolor) Striped Orb Weaver (Neoscona sp)

Olive Pink Botanic Garden

Walking around the Olive Pink Botanic Garden, you are sure to see a spider or two, although some, you will need to look closely at some of the plants, or even running across the ground.

Male and female Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis) with prey (Caper White Butterfly), Olive Pink Botanic Garden NT © Dorothy Latimer
Male and female Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis) with prey (Caper White Butterfly), Olive Pink Botanic Garden NT © Dorothy Latimer
Lynx Spider (Oxyopes sp) on Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum var. sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, NT
Lynx Spider (Oxyopes sp) on Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum var. sturtianum)
Striped Orb Weaver (Neoscona sp), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs NT
Striped Orb Weaver (Neoscona sp), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs NT

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  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborders:
    • Mesothelae
    • Opisthothelae

SpidersAustralian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis) Orange Spider Wasp (Cryptocheilus bicolor) Striped Orb Weaver (Neoscona sp)

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