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Zealaranea crassa NZ status: Endemic https://www.brycephotography.co.nz/Spiders/Araneidae-Orb-web-spiders/Zealaranea-crassa/ | 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗯 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀

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Zealaranea sp | 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗯 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀

Zealaranea crassa

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Zealaranea crassa (white banded orb web spider)

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Zealaranea crassa (white banded orb web spider)

𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎

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𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎

IMG_9328E | The underside of a female, as she rebuilds a damaged web. Photo location: Dansey reserve, Rotorua, New Zealand

𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎

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𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎

IMG_3690E | Photo location: Dansey reserve, Rotorua, New Zealand

𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎

IMG_4248E | With Mumu chafer (𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑠) as prey. Photo location: Dansey reserve, Rotorua, New Zealand

𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎

IMG_5596E | With grass chafer (𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑠𝑝) prey Photo location: Dansey reserve, Rotorua, New Zealand

𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎

IMG_6848E | Photo location: Dansey reserve, Rotorua, New Zealand

𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎

IMG_6857E | Photo location: Dansey reserve, Rotorua, New Zealand

𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎

IMG_7080E | Cleaning her feet Photo location: Dansey reserve, Rotorua, New Zealand

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Zealaranea sp with eggsac

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗯-𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 (𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎 )

With Chafer (𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦𝑡𝑟𝑎) prey

𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎 prina

Photo location: Mount Cargill, Dunedin, New Zealand