Trichonephila edulis

2 Golden orb weaver at Thirlmere Lakes National Park

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Identification history

	Trichonephila edulis	19 May 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Nephila plumipes	8 Mar 2024	Curiosity

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I had been admiring some webs of leaf-curling orb-weavers beside the track when the friend I was with indicated I should look up. Between trees was a large, magnificent spider and web (~1.5 m in width).

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Location information

Coordinates 150.544192 -34.233112
Maps Thirlmere Lakes National Park Wollondilly Local Government Area
Places Thirlmere, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Mar 2024 09:38 AM Recorded on
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Curiosity NatureMapr Southern Highlands Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders

Additional information

25mm to 50mm 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
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Synonyms
Nephila edulis

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