I've not seen any birds taking web spinning spiders but once saw a Golden
Orb Weaver take a recently fledged Superb Fairy-wren. I have also seen a
Grey Fantail caught in a web, the spider didn't seem much interested so I
rescued the bird.
Paul Osborn
>
> Re.Orb spiders, or rather the lack of them.....
> A few weeks ago whilst birding on the Gunbower island I watched a Brown
> Treecreeper working out how to get at a large orb spider from the middle
of
> its expansive web. It flew at it a couple of times, but I guess they
aren't
> the best hoverers. It then proceeded to peck at the web where it was
> attached to the branch. It took a while, and of course it had to break a
> couple of the anchor points, but eventually it succeeded, the spider swang
> across and was despatched by the creeper. I'd often wondered how a large
> tasty? morsel such as an Orb spider could survive bird attack in the bush,
> they seem like they are just waiting to be eaten.
> Has anyone else seen birds taking Orb spiders?.
> Simon Starr.
>
>
> > Keith said,
> > "Here in the Hawkesbury there is certainly a shortage of spiders,
walking
> > through the bush you normally have to hold a stick in front of you to
ward
> > the webs off your face. Also butterflies are not common must be the
> drought
> > are you finding it the same."
> >
> > Paul said,
> Here, in Bulahdelah, there is an abundance of ground dwelling spiders;
> wolf
> > spiders, trapdoors and the like, but next to no orb weavers, which I
found
> > strange. Plenty of butterflies about though.
> > Paul Osborn
> >
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