They are commonly found around human habitation so may be found resting under leaves and in similar places. During the day the spider will often rest somewhere near the web, usually under a leaf or twig, or in a crevice in bark or rock. They make their sticky rounded orb webs near lights and between trees where insects are likely to fly.
They are usually nocturnal feeders, resting head down in their webs waiting to catch flying insects. The spiders are notable for the often large and intricate webs which they weave at night. They are able to change their colour with each moult to better match the background upon which they rest during the day.
The spiders' cephalothoraxes (heads) and proximal (closer to the body) leg segments are usually darker, mostly reddish or reddish brown. There may also be several whitish spots or one or more stripes. They have a roughly leaf-shaped pattern on the top of their abdomen with a complex outline that is darker than the surrounding area. They have very large abdomens when well-fed and exhibit a tremendous colour-range from off-white through tan, brown to almost black. The Australian garden orb weaver spider ( Eriophora transmarina) is a very common species of spider with many variants in size, shape, and colour across the coastal regions of Australia.
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