Trichonephila edulis
Golden orb weaver at Latham, ACT
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| Trichonephila edulis | NateKingsford | 1 Apr 2025 | |
| Nephila (genus) | Caric | 1 Apr 2025 |
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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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.026360-35.214102
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Apr 2025 10:05 AM Recorded on
- Caric Recorded by
Collections
- Caric 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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