Trichonephila edulis
Golden orb weaver at Hackett, ACT
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| Trichonephila edulis | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Mar 2017 | |
| Araneidae (family) | Qwerty | 8 Mar 2017 |
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User's notes
It has 6 legs - presumably an accident or being hunted?
1 comment
11 Mar 2017
Yes Golden Orb Weaver spiders spend the whole time on the web day and night and are susceptible to predation
Location information
- Coordinates 149.172986-35.243481
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Mar 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- Qwerty Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Qwerty 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
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Synonyms
Nephila edulis
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