Trichonephila edulis
Golden orb weaver at Lade Vale, NSW
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| Trichonephila edulis | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Feb 2025 | |
| Trichonephila edulis | WendyEM | 3 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 3 Feb 2025 |
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User's notes
Note smaller spider. Possibly the male?
2 comments
3 Feb 2025
I have seen eight "free-loading" males at the same time all in the one females web, sponging off her web building and prey capture skills
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049470-34.828868
- Altitude 703.3m
- Maps Mundoonen Nature Reserve
- Places Lade Vale, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 19 Jan 2025 12:28 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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- ConBoekel NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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