GOLDEN ORB SPIDER OLIVER BELLMAN
INTRODUCTION The Golden Orb Spider is an arachnid.
DESCRIPTION The female has yellow dots all over her back with a golden strip on her neck. The male is smaller than the female.
FOOD The Golden Orb Spider eats large insects, small birds and bats.
HABITAT It lives in the Daintree Rainforest.
BEHAVIOUR The male can be attacked by the female. The female hunts during the day.
INTERESTING FACTS The Golden Orb Spider is the world’s largest two-dimensional web weaver. It has a very, very, venomous bite. It can kill a bat.