Araneidae – Argiope trifasciata – St Andrew’s Cross Spider

Class Arachnida; Order Araneae; Infraorder Araneomorphae; Family Araneidae (Orb-weavers); Scientific name: Argiope trifasciata; Common name: St Andrew’s Cross Spider – Female spinning the web - Distribution in Australia: present in all mainland states and Tasmania; absent in arid and semi-arid areas of the centre – Also in Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia – Photographed: in March in Mount Lindesay National Park, Western Australia.