This engraving is very feint but has been engraved with incredible precision. It is similar in some ways to the octopus engraving at Bulgandry in nearby Kariong. In other ways it reminds me of a red-backed spider. The whole detailed engraving is only about 10 -15 cm from top to bottom. It is totally different to the "spider ant" engraving in the Warrah Trig area near Patonga.
Revisiting the Aboriginal Engravings of the Sydney / Hawkesbury Districts. 14 Blacks, 6 Tigers, 3 Death Adders, 8 Brown Snakes, one unidentified grey blue snake but no pythons ..... that would be about 42 serious reptiles for more than 511 engraving platforms and a few caves - INXS of 7636 engravings, still counting and still loving it!!!
Yep ...we are all still patiently waiting for the day when the people from world's oldest continuing culture, holding the same legal rights as a rock on a track before 1967, the traditional owners of this land, are at least acknowledged in the Constitution of Australia as part of the development of a treaty and edge closer to true reconciliation.