Trichonephila edulis

Golden orb weaver at Campbell Park Woodland

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Identification history

Trichonephila edulis	14 Mar 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Araneidae (family)	12 Mar 2024	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	8 Mar 2024	JimL

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Seemed to be the female with a lot of little ones.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

14 Mar 2024

Female and free-loading males who are 1/8 her size - you may also notice small pearl like spiders which are related to redbacks and thieve scraps from the female Golden orb weavers web.

JimL wrote:

14 Mar 2024

Thank you @MichaelMulvaney

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Location information

Coordinates 149.172903 -35.278878
Altitude 620.7m
Maps Mount Ainslie Campbell Park Woodland
Places Pialligo, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
8 Mar 2024 05:22 PM Recorded on
JimL Recorded by
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JimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

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