Came across a bunch of these guys all hangin out together on a hike in Australia.
Does anyone have any clue what they are? I thought maybe spiny orb weavers but they dont match perfectly.
Google Lens says Jewel Spider / Christmas Spider
Looks right, lives in Australia, and only one of its genus.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Austracantha
They are facultatively gregarious, and can be found in large aggregations of overlapping orb webs.
Sounds like what you got there!