A colourful Nephila species, with legs relatively longer and more slender than those of other species, primarily a tropical spider across all of northern Australia but occasionally found as far south as South East Queensland and Northern NSW. There are patches of bright yellow on the undersides of many leg joints . The pedipalps are red. The golden web is mostly vertical with a fine irregular mesh, not symmetrical, with the hub is usually nearer the top. Despite its size a rather timid spider unlikely to bite. ♀ 50mm ♂ 8mm
- Female adult, Walton Bridge The Gap, Brisbane
- Female adult, Walton Bridge The Gap, Brisbane
- Female, Cairns Botanic Gardens December 2010
- Female, Northern Australia
- Female, Daley River, NT
- Male in alcohol, facing and side on, showing palps
- References
Female adult, Walton Bridge The Gap, Brisbane
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female adult, Walton Bridge The Gap, Brisbane
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female, Cairns Botanic Gardens December 2010
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female, Northern Australia
Photo: Ed Nieuwenhuys
Female, Daley River, NT
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male in alcohol, facing and side on, showing palps
Photo: Robert Whyte
References
- Harvey, et al 2007 - The systematics and biology of the spider genus Nephila (Araneae: Nephilidae) in the Australasian region Invertebrate Systematics, 2007, 21, 407-451
