I was doing a spot of gardening the other day when I saw something interesting have a look at this one.the bite of the St Andrews Cross is of low risk (non-toxic) to humans. They are a non-aggressive group of spiders. Australia-wide.
St
Andrew's Cross Spiders are named for their bright web decorations -
zig-zag ribbons of bluish-white silk that form a full or partial cross
through the centre of the orb web. Females have a silvery carapace and a
silver, yellow, red and black banded upper abdomen with two
longitudinal yellow stripes below. The spider sits with the legs in
pairs. The brown and cream coloured males are smaller than females.
The cream-coloured young spiders make a circular stabilimentum (like a white silk doily) that disguises them well and may also act as a sunshade. As the spider grows the 'doily' is gradually transformed into a 'cross'.
- See more at: http://australianmuseum.net.au/st-andrews-cross-spider#sthash.3dNzBaIt.dpuf
The cream-coloured young spiders make a circular stabilimentum (like a white silk doily) that disguises them well and may also act as a sunshade. As the spider grows the 'doily' is gradually transformed into a 'cross'.
- See more at: http://australianmuseum.net.au/st-andrews-cross-spider#sthash.3dNzBaIt.dpuf
St
Andrew's Cross Spiders are named for their bright web decorations -
zig-zag ribbons of bluish-white silk that form a full or partial cross
through the centre of the orb web. Females have a silvery carapace and a
silver, yellow, red and black banded upper abdomen with two
longitudinal yellow stripes below. The spider sits with the legs in
pairs. The brown and cream coloured males are smaller than females.
The cream-coloured young spiders make a circular stabilimentum (like a white silk doily) that disguises them well and may also act as a sunshade. As the spider grows the 'doily' is gradually transformed into a 'cross'.
- See more at: http://australianmuseum.net.au/st-andrews-cross-spider#sthash.3dNzBaIt.dpuf
The cream-coloured young spiders make a circular stabilimentum (like a white silk doily) that disguises them well and may also act as a sunshade. As the spider grows the 'doily' is gradually transformed into a 'cross'.
- See more at: http://australianmuseum.net.au/st-andrews-cross-spider#sthash.3dNzBaIt.dpuf
St
Andrew's Cross Spiders are named for their bright web decorations -
zig-zag ribbons of bluish-white silk that form a full or partial cross
through the centre of the orb web. Females have a silvery carapace and a
silver, yellow, red and black banded upper abdomen with two
longitudinal yellow stripes below. The spider sits with the legs in
pairs. The brown and cream coloured males are smaller than females.
The cream-coloured young spiders make a circular stabilimentum (like a white silk doily) that disguises them well and may also act as a sunshade. As the spider grows the 'doily' is gradually transformed into a 'cross'.
- See more at: http://australianmuseum.net.au/st-andrews-cross-spider#sthash.3dNzBaIt.dpuf
adult 5 to 15 mm
in body length - abdomen striped yellow and brown - as illustrated. The
St Andrews Cross Spider usually sits, upside down, in the middle of it's
web forming a cross. this spider is a web-weaver usually
found in summer in garden areas around the home. It is considered beneficial
as it spins a large web to snare flying insects, such as flies and mosquitoes.
The cream-coloured young spiders make a circular stabilimentum (like a white silk doily) that disguises them well and may also act as a sunshade. As the spider grows the 'doily' is gradually transformed into a 'cross'.
- See more at: http://australianmuseum.net.au/st-andrews-cross-spider#sthash.3dNzBaIt.dpuf
St Andrews Cross Spider
Below photo is actually a nest of small spiders, yes they were moving
