Kōrero: Spiders and other arachnids

House fly in a web

House fly in a web

This house fly has become entangled in the web of a common grey house spider. Its struggles have alerted the spider, which is injecting venom into the fly to immobilise it before starting to feed.

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Photograph by Simon Pollard

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Simon Pollard, 'Spiders and other arachnids - Webs', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12711/house-fly-in-a-web (accessed 28 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Simon Pollard, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007, reviewed & revised 14 Mar 2024