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Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider (N.plumipes) The same spider as in the previous photo but this was the next morning and in the rain., so the photo is of poor quality. I noticed the jagged yellow silk in the web - this was not seen the previous evening. Australia,Geotagged,Nephila plumipes,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider (N.plumipes)

The same spider as in the previous photo but this was the next morning and in the rain., so the photo is of poor quality. I noticed the jagged yellow silk in the web - this was not seen the previous evening.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Interesting...what do you think the yellow silk means? Posted 8 years ago
  2. View Leuba Ridgway's profile
    Leuba Ridgway
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    I haven't a clue Ferdie. When I looked closely at the first few photos, I could see the yellow silk in the centre of the web the night before. I am not quite sure how it got stretched out. Also confusing is the fact that most orb weavers eat their web over night to conserve- not sure if this species does it judging by the same debris in the web as the night before. ill keep looking for infromation on that... Posted 8 years ago
  3. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    This is more likely a Nephila edulis. The legs are brown, not yellow.
    http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=910
    http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1654
    http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/nephila/Nephila.html     Posted 7 years ago

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The Tiger Spider

''Nephila plumipes'' is a species of spider found in Australia, Indonesia and some Pacific Islands, which exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism. It is sometimes called the tiger spider due to its markings which look similar to a tiger.

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By Leuba Ridgway

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Uploaded Jan 4, 2017. Captured Dec 30, 2016 08:56 in 624 Jones St, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
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  • SZ-10
  • f/3.7
  • 10/600s
  • ISO200
  • 10.99mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.