Mary Fisher wrote:

"joevan" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:24:45 +1000, "Marutchi" BarbaraH*REMOVE
wrote:

Must be extremely hardy, my yard is not suitable for growing roses,
this is
the only one I have and it manages to flower. despite being totally
neglected.

Said the itsy bitsy spider in the left corner petal, "I think I love
you". I do anyway, a beauty.

Is it spider? I thought it was an insect and wondered if it were
peculiar to Australasia.

Looks like a type of "jumping spider" to me...