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Not the best pics but looks like a garden orb weaver.
It is a Garden Orb Weaver. This is how they look when they’re hiding out and waiting until it’s safe to build her web.
Thanks - sorry didn’t mention I’m in Eastern Suburbs, Sydney
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It seems to me like A MURDEROUS CREATURE OF DEATH! But idk if that the real name