Global InformationTrichonephila edulis information
| Trichonephila edulis | |
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| Female Trichonephila edulis, Perth, Western Australia.[1] | |
Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nephilidae |
| Genus: | Trichonephila |
| Species: | T. edulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichonephila edulis (Labillardière, 1799)[3]
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| Synonyms | |
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Aranea edulis (basionym) | |
Trichonephila edulis is a species of large spider of the family Nephilidae, formerly placed in the genus Nephila. It is referred to by the common name Australian golden orb weaver.[4] It is found in Indonesia from Java eastwards, Papua New Guinea, Australia, northern New Zealand, and New Caledonia.[2]
It has a large body size variability, females can reach a body length of up to 40 millimetres, males about 7 mm. The cephalothorax is black with a white pattern on the back, and a yellow underside; the abdomen is grey to brown.
The web is about 1 metre in diameter and protected on one or both sides by a strong "barrier" web. T. edulis breeds from February to May, and produces an average of 380 eggs.
According to the phylogeny tree of Nephilidae, T. edulis is closely related to its congener Trichonephila plumipes (tiger spider) which is also commonly found in Australia.[5]
- ^ Golden orb weavers Ed Nieuwenhuys, Ronald Loggen 1997, 2002, Jurgen Otto 2005. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
- ^ a b Kuntner, M.; Rudolf, E.; Cardoso, P. (2017). "Nephila edulis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T89292344A89292878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T89292344A89292878.en. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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