Trichonephila edulis

Golden orb weaver at Lade Vale, NSW

Trichonephila edulis at Lade Vale, NSW - 13 Feb 2021 10:26 AM

Trichonephila edulis at Lade Vale, NSW - 13 Feb 2021 10:26 AM

Trichonephila edulis at Lade Vale, NSW - 13 Feb 2021 10:26 AM

Trichonephila edulis at Lade Vale, NSW - 13 Feb 2021 10:26 AM

Trichonephila edulis at Lade Vale, NSW - 13 Feb 2021 10:26 AM

Trichonephila edulis at Lade Vale, NSW - 13 Feb 2021 10:26 AM

Trichonephila edulis at Lade Vale, NSW - 13 Feb 2021 10:26 AM

Trichonephila edulis at Lade Vale, NSW - 13 Feb 2021 10:26 AM

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Identification history

	Trichonephila edulis	17 May 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	13 Feb 2021	trevorpreston

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Odd looking spider, very large web for a spider around 10mm and lots of junk in the web.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

17 May 2021

This is a male - it is the female who builds the web - she is 8x bigger than the male, you often get multiple bludging males in the one web

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
13 Feb 2021 10:26 AM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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