Trichonephila edulis
2 Golden orb weaver at Lake Hume Village, NSW
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| Trichonephila edulis | 20 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 27 Dec 2020 | ChrisAllen |
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4 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
20 Jan 2021
The golden in her common name comes from the colour of the web which you can see well in this photo. This spider is renowned for occasionally catching small birds in her strong web. The latin name edulis was applied to this species by French naturalist and explorer Labillardière who gave it the name after he observed people in New Caledonia eating this spider.
KylieWaldon
wrote:
23 Jan 2021
wow. I didn't know that Michael. I always thought the golden orb spider was yellow! I've never noticed this pretty spider before or its golden threaded web, but now its in season I'm see it everywhere - but the bigger ones I have to look up to find and only the really big ones seem to have the golden thread or I'm just not standing in the right place to see the colour.
Location information
- Coordinates 147.031378-36.107908
- Altitude 192.5m
- Places Lake Hume Village, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Dec 2020 02:23 PM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
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- ChrisAllen Albury, Wodonga 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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