The Spider's Parlour
Fascinating Facts
Classification Arthropods Arachnids
Frequently Asked Questions
Melbourne's Spiders
Activities Writing Scientifically Make your own: Climbing spider Spider web Red-back spider
Resources
This Golden Orb spider gets her name from the fantastic golden web that she makes. The webs are so strong they can even entangle small birds, but the spider only eats small insects.
More Orb weavers can been seen in Victorian Spiders.
Brown House spider
Bird Dropping spider
Funnel-web spider
Golden Orb spider
Leaf Curling spider
Melbourne Trapdoor spider
Red and Black spider
Red-back spider
White Flower spider
White Tail spider
Wolf spider
