Eriophora pustulosa

Eriophora pustulosa, commonly called the garden orb weaver spider, is a common small species of spider found in Australia and New Zealand. The colour of the species varies widely, but they are often brightly coloured.

Eriophora pustulosa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Eriophora
Species:
E. pustulosa
Binomial name
Eriophora pustulosa

Eriophora pustulosa has five distinctive spines on its abdomen, two large ones halfway down its back and three smaller ones at the end of its abdomen.

At night, the spider constructs a circular web in which it waits in its middle for prey to fly into and be entangled.[1]

Images
  • South-eastern Australia
    South-eastern Australia
  • New Zealand
    New Zealand

References
  1. "Common Garden Orbweb Spider (Eriophora pustulosa)". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
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