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Golden orb weaver

Nephila edulis

Spotting Image 1

Description:

approx. 10cm long but can apparently grow to 40cm and are eaten in Thailand and papua new guinea. Won't have to worry so much next time I forget my lunch out walking!

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Golden Orb-weaver Spider
Nephila edulis Golden Orb-Weaver 2 - Nephila edulis


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3 Comments

Vinny
Vinny 9 years ago

That last link is great, cheers for the I.D bayucca

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Another nice link I forgot to add: http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details...

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Nephilidae, Nephila edulis, female.
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wp-content/u...
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/04/26/g...
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_e...
http://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File...

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Vinny
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Vinny

Spotted on Jun 22, 2014
Submitted on Jun 22, 2014

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