Argiope - St. Andrews Cross Spiders

Northern St. Andrew's Cross Spider

(Argiope aetherea), photographed at the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens.

St. Andrew's Cross Spider

(Argiope picta), photographed at Hold It Flats campground, near Cathu.

St. Andrew's Cross Spider

(Argiope picta), photographed at Hold It Flats campground, near Cathu.

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.

Argiope Spider

(Argiope bullocki), 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.

St Andrew's Cross Spider - Male

Argiope keyserlingi, photographed at Cape Hillsborough National Park, near Mackay.

Argiope extensa mating

Argiope extensa male and female mating, this photo taken seconds before the male became a tasty meal for the female.