
Comments & ID Thoughts
Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora pustulosa) with Dewdrop (Argyrodes) spider on web. I have been filming this spider sporadically for several months (though it's generally shy during the day) and had previously seen both spiders in close proximity to each other. Several minutes of behaviour in this video. https://youtu.be/0AXA30oV0M0
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- Submitted: Mar 11, 2018
- Photographed: Jan 20, 2018
- Spider: Eriophora pustulosa (Garden Orb-weaver Spider)
- Location: Auckland , New Zealand
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Ventral, Webs, Prey
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 Both images filed. Sometimes Dewdrop spiders even prey on their much larger hosts, I hope your orb-weaver doesn’t have that problem.