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  • Australian Golden Orbweaver, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Lance, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Australian Golden Orbweaver, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) James Peake, all rights reserved

  • Australian Golden Orbweaver, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Scott MacKenzie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Australian Golden Orbweaver, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Marilyn Hewish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Australian Golden Orbweaver, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Lukasz Karluk, all rights reserved

  • Australian Golden Orbweaver, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Jackson Nugent, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Australian Golden Orbweaver

Trichonephila edulis

Worldwide
10,351 observations
Group
Arachnids
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

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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