Net casting spider (Deinopis subrufa (Male))

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Photo by MartinL

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Field Notes

Description:

This net casting spider has huge eyes and is aalso calles the ogre-faced spider. They cast a silken web over their prey rather than chasing them or spinning a static orb web.

Habitat:

On wooden wall of local school building.

Notes:

Spider #3
I wish I had my macro camera back then
I confidently told everyone it is a wishbone spider but that's not accurate.

Reference Links:

Deinopidae, Net-casting spider or ogre-faced spider

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Comments (4)

MartinL

Mark, here is the spider-with-web finally spotted http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/114596111

KarenL

Very cool - I've not seen anything like this before!

Mark Ridgway

Yep nasty looking. Next time I see one of these I want to capture the lot including net and prey if possible..

MartinL

you've got to see this close up of this ogre faced spider...... scroll down to the last pic... http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/Deinopidae/Deinopidae.html

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Net casting spider

Deinopis subrufa (Male)