Argiope ocyaloides?

Fact Box Species: Argiope ocyaloides? (as identified by (Ed Nieuwenhuys) on his website; the identity of this common but rarely noticed spider remains tentative) Family: Araneidae formerly Argiopidae Body length: female: 8 mm male: perhaps 4 mm Habitat: In the centre of a rounded stabilimentum which overlies a larger circular web; this web is built in crevices of eucalypt trees that have dark (or fire-blackened) bark Toxicity: Unknown; probably too small to be hazardous to humans

Side view Its complete web A different species? The male

The overal body shape and the abdominal markings of this spider make it reasonably easy to regognize.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: None.