Trichonephila edulis

Golden orb weaver at Latham, ACT

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Identification history

	Trichonephila edulis	1 Apr 2025	NateKingsford
	Nephila (genus)	1 Apr 2025	Caric

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One thing I noticed on site was that its web was very yellow and looking it up afterwards it seems this is why the golden orb spider is called 'golden'.

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1 Abundance
1 Apr 2025 10:05 AM Recorded on
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Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders

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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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Nephila edulis

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