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Nephila edulis
2 Golden Orb Weaver at Albury
Identification history
| Nephila edulis | 20 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 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.
Kyliegw 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
- Maps Albury
- Places Lake Hume Village, NSW
Species information
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 26 Dec 2020 02:23 PM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
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