Garden orbweb spider / Te pūngāwerewere māwhaiwhai porohita noho māra
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Araneae
- Whānau
- Family
- Araneidae
Te Rahi
- He pūngāwerewere āhua iti, 12 mm pea te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Small to medium–sized spider. Body length up to 12 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Kitea ai i Aotearoa, i Ahitereiria me Te Moananui–a–Kiwa.
Distribution
- Found in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands
Te Huringa Ora
- Koia kei te hanga i ngā whare pūngāwerewere porohita e kitea nuitia ana i waho.
- Kai ai i ngā pepeke rere ka mau ki tana māwhaiwhai.
- Ka āta pōkaihia e ia te pepeke kia mauheretia rawatia, hei kai māna ina toko ake te hiahia.
Life history
- Maker of the classic circular webs
- Eats any flying insects that are caught in the web
- Wraps prey in silk to reduce struggling, then eats it at leisure
- Colour pattern is variable