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Nephila plumipes
A female about 45mm in length, it exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism (males are much smaller) hanging upside-down on the web, their webs and egg sacs are golden in colour that gives the spiders their name as the weavers of golden orbs.
Spotted during a day visit to Penguin Island WA (Australia), coastal area. Also found in Australia, Indonesia and some Pacific Islands, these spiders are commonly found in both urban and natural landscapes.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Family: Nephilidae Genus: Nephila Species: N. plumipes
Spotted on Apr 12, 2017
Submitted on May 4, 2017
5 Comments
Thanks Ashley!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Hi Mark, thanks for your comments.
I prefer #2 btw.. :)
I think these are taking over Australia. They're suddenly finding them in Tasmania now! (climate change?)