1. GOLDEN ORB SPIDER OLIVER BELLMAN

2. INTRODUCTION The Golden Orb Spider is an arachnid.

3. DESCRIPTION  The female has yellow dots all over her back with a golden strip on her neck.  The male is smaller than the female.

4. FOOD  The Golden Orb Spider eats large insects, small birds and bats.

5. HABITAT  It lives in the Daintree Rainforest.

6. BEHAVIOUR  The male can be attacked by the female. The female hunts during the day.

7. 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.