Trichonephila edulis
2 Golden orb weaver at Undefined Area
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| Trichonephila edulis | MichaelMulvaney | 19 May 2025 | |
| Nephila plumipes | Curiosity | 8 Mar 2024 |
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I had been admiring some webs of leaf-curling orb-weavers beside the track when the friend I was with indicated I should look up. Between trees was a large, magnificent spider and web (~1.5 m in width).
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.544192-34.233112
- Places Thirlmere, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Mar 2024 09:38 AM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Curiosity NatureMapr Southern Highlands 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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