Trichonephila edulis
Golden orb weaver at Downer, ACT
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| Trichonephila edulis | MichaelBedingfield | 11 Apr 2021 | |
| Nephila (genus) | TimL | 10 Apr 2021 |
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User's notes
There was a distinct golden coloured sheen to many strands of the chaotic and extensive web. Thanks to Marcus Leach for help with this sighting. See later sighting 4378632 for details of the egg sac produced by the spider a few days after this sighting.
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Location information
- Maps ANBG
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL 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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