I shot this spider and the green bullet looking pouch (pictured below) with babies, over two days before they disappeared from my garden. That was a few days ago. It was a burst of life with small moving creatures on the dull sturdy orchid plant – a typical Queensland nature. The black ant should give you an idea of how tiny these babies were.
I’m not sure if the same spider (above) had all these babies. I tried to Google it. They (both the large and baby spiders), were on the same orchid. I think the baby spiders were eaten by birds before I went back, on the third day. The delay in posting on this blog was because I had to try to find the name of the spider and see if these babies came from it. I was also watching the Australian Tennis Championships in between the spider investigation. I still don’t have a clue. If anyone knows, please tell me.
I enjoy this time of the year in Queensland because the bush is full of interesting creatures, both live dead and ones. The garden transforms into a photography playground for me. Not everyone likes insects, I know. Here are some interesting shapes, colours and types of things I found through the lens. My son Chris took the grasshopper shot.
A fly caught in a spider web. See a similar fly, alive, on the golden orchid picture below.
I love these mustard mushrooms – they are creeping out of the dead gum leaves.
Fly wings on my gallery wall.
A small grasshopper photo by Chris Harris.
A large huntsman skeleton swinging off a bromeliad leaf.
Queensland orchid – notice the small insect on top left.