1 Golden orb weaver at Wodonga, VIC
Identification history
| Trichonephila edulis | 20 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Trichonephila edulis | 11 Jan 2021 | KylieWaldon | ||
| Unidentified | 10 Jan 2021 | KylieWaldon |
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I looked up to see all the cicadas flying around and then saw this mega structure of webs joining the trees together well over my head. And there were all manner of insects in the webs. There were two spiders; a bigger one and a tiny one.
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
20 Jan 2021
The females in this species are 8 times larger than the tinchy males. You sometimes get multiple males on a web who are freeloading off the females web catches. You should also look out for small Dew Drop spiders that are in the same family as Red-back spiders and have a shiny silver abdomen reflecting light like a dew drop. They live on the edge of the webs of Nephila species and steal food from their host spiders. This is known as kleptoparasitism.
KylieWaldon
wrote:
24 Jan 2021
thanks michael. i will keep my eyes more peeled. I am slowly noticing the creatures with better camo gear, but still not seen a snake and its not small at all!
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.889291-36.173341
- Maps Wodonga WREN Reserves
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 10 Jan 2021 08:30 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
Species information
- Trichonephila edulis Scientific name
- Golden orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 814.88m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Synonyms
Nephila edulis
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