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Old 11-01-2006, 06:55 PM
ausastronomer (John Bambury)
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Rob,

The 1 on the left is a "Golden Orb Weaver" and the fatter 1 of the 2 is called a "Garden Orb Weaver". Neither are considered venomous although they can give you a nasty bite because of their size. The Golden Orb Weaver's web is one of the strongest spider webs of all spiders, it is like steel wire and you can't appreciate how strong it is until you try and break it.

CS-John B
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