Argiope - St. Andrews Cross Spiders

Argiope Spider

(Argiope aetherea), photographed at Mount French National Park, near Kalbar in the Scenic Rim Region, South-east Queensland.

St. Andrew's Cross Spider

(Argiope keyserlingi), photographed at Crows Nest National Park, near Toowoomba.

St. Andrew's Cross Spider

(Argiope keyserlingi), photographed in the Mount Moffatt section of the Carnarvon National Park, Central Queensland.

St Andrew's Cross - Male

(Argiope keyserlingi), photographed at Pioneer Valley Showgrounds, Finch Hatton, west of Mackay.

Mascordi's St. Andrew's Cross Spider

(Argiope mascordi), photographed in the Archways Cave, Chillagoe.

St. Andrew's Cross Spider

(Argiope aetherea), photographed at Bustard Downs, near Mount Carbine.

Araneid or Orb-weaving Spider - Male and Female

(Argiope species), photographed at Joe's Creek, Gregory National Park, Northern Territory.

Argiope radon

(Argiope radon). The tiny silver/white dots in the web are Dew-drop Spiders (Argyrodes antipodianus), it is a kleptoparasite (it steals food from other spiders) and also hides itself in the larger spider's web, camouflaged as a dewdrop. Photographed at Roper River, Elsey National Park, Northern Territory.

Argiope radon

(Argiope radon). The tiny silver/white dots in the web are Dew-drop Spiders (Argyrodes antipodianus), it is a kleptoparasite (it steals food from other spiders) and also hides itself in the larger spider's web, camouflaged as a dewdrop. Photographed at Roper River, Elsey National Park, Northern Territory.

Argiope radon

(Argiope radon). The tiny silver/white dots in the web are Dew-drop Spiders (Argyrodes antipodianus), it is a kleptoparasite (it steals food from other spiders) and also hides itself in the larger spider's web, camouflaged as a dewdrop. Photographed at Roper River, Elsey National Park, Northern Territory.

Argiope radon

(Argiope radon). The tiny silver/white dots in the web are Dew-drop Spiders (Argyrodes antipodianus), it is a kleptoparasite (it steals food from other spiders) and also hides itself in the larger spider's web, camouflaged as a dewdrop. Photographed at Roper River, Elsey National Park, Northern Territory.