The Golden Orb Spider

This is probably the last post for a few days as mobile reception will run out soon. 

As I am in Kununurra , I decided to treat myself to a cruise on Lake Argyle. 

You may not know much about the lake, but it is pretty big. They were overwhelming us with info, and it seems you could fit 18 Sydney harbours into it.

The cruise itself was pretty good, with a great smorgasbord lunch provided. 

The highlight however was the Golden Orb Spider which resides on numerous of the man made islands. This Spider weaves a random web, looks terrifying, but has an amazing trick. It's web fabric is so strong they make bullet proof vests from it. Apparently heaps stronger than Kevlar which is what the military use. 

A slightly bizarre fact is that the poor old male male is a tenth the size of the female. 

I have lots of pics taken on the Nikon Coolpix, but will have to wait for a docking session