Hunters in the Forest Understorey

(c) Queensland Museum

Golden Orb Weaver

The Golden Orb Weaver is a brown,black and yellow spider.

They live in Australia's rainforest regions.

They eat insects,flies and bugs. They have a very poisonous bite which could not kill a fully grown human.

-Ashley,Yr 5,1999

Green Tree Snake

The Green Tree Snake doesn't eat green vegetation.They eat frogs,skinks and small animals.

-Alex, Yr 5,1999

(c) Queensland Museum

(c) Queensland Museum

Garden Orb Spider

These spiders build a complicated web. Some lie and wait for prey. They strike when the web vibrates.

-Ashley, Yr 5, 1999

Wolf Spider

The wolf spider can run up to 2 kilometre per hour. It is deadly to man. It has two eyes looking upwards. It lays up to about forty eggs and it carries the babies on its back. It eats grasshoppers,smaller spiders and it is a predator of the white-tailed spider.

-Andrew M.,Yr 5,1999

Huntsman Spider

There are three different species. The common ones are the shield and the tropical. They live in houses, under bark or leaf litter. The huntsman is a large, long-legged spider with up to 15 cm length across the legs.

-Telcha, Yr 5, 1999