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Nephila edulis female Spinning their astonishing and beautiful webs of silk that shimmer like gold, here is one of our Golden Orb Weaver spiders, Nephila edulis. Their webs are up to a metre in diameter. <br /> <br /> These spiders exhibit sexual dimorphism, this being a much larger female with body length of 30 mm. Araneae,Australia,Australian golden orbweaver,Fall,Geotagged,Macro,Nephilidae,Spider,Trichonephila edulis,arachnid,arthropod,autumn,golden orb weaver,invertebrate,new south wales Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Nephila edulis female

Spinning their astonishing and beautiful webs of silk that shimmer like gold, here is one of our Golden Orb Weaver spiders, Nephila edulis. Their webs are up to a metre in diameter.

These spiders exhibit sexual dimorphism, this being a much larger female with body length of 30 mm.

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The Australian Golden Orbweaver

"Trichonephila edulis" is a species of large spider of the family Araneidae, formerly placed in the genus "Nephila". It is referred to the common name Australian golden orb weaver. It is found in Australia, in both tropical and temperate regions, and in parts of New Guinea and New Caledonia.

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Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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Uploaded Aug 25, 2019. Captured Apr 15, 2019 12:26 in 76 Curry St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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