Trichonephila edulis
Golden orb weaver at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Trichonephila edulis | KimPullen | 22 Feb 2017 | |
| Trichonephila edulis | CedricBear | 20 Feb 2017 |
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User's notes
Spider eating Yellow-winged Grasshopper? - it may become a large spider after breakfast
1 comment
22 Feb 2017
The spider is a male so it probably won't grow much. And yes the prey is a 'Yellow-winger'.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.166592-35.159547
- Altitude 689.8m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Feb 2017 11:18 AM Recorded on
- CedricBear Recorded by
Collections
- CedricBear Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trichonephila edulis Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Trichonephila edulis Scientific name
- Golden orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 914m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Nephila edulis