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Garden orb weaving spiders tend to be stout and reddish-brown or grey in colour, and they have a leaf-shaped pattern on their abdomen. As there are roughly 100 known species of Garden orb weaving spiders originating from Australia, this pattern may vary from one spider to the next. The abdomen itself is often triangular and has two noticeable humps towards the front.

Adults are roughly 15 to 30 mm in body length. Female spiders are typically larger than their male counterparts and have a body length of 20 to 25 mm; males, meanwhile, are generally 15 to 17 mm long.

Preferring to live in gardens, orchards and rainforests, Golden Orb Weavers build enormous circular webs to ensnare flying insects.

Though their bites do contain venom, Garden orb weaving spiders are quite harmless to humans. They are generally very shy and have a nonaggressive nature, and so only tend to bite when provoked. Likewise, their venom has no impact on people, save for some mild pain and swelling around the bite site. Some people may also experience nausea after being bitten by a Garden orb weaving spider.

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