Trichonephila edulis

1 Golden orb weaver at Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

Trichonephila edulis	20 Jan 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Trichonephila edulis	11 Jan 2021	KylieWaldon
Unverified	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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Sighting information

2 Abundance
10 Jan 2021 08:30 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr 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
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Nephila edulis

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania