CLOSED: Beautiful Garden Spider, Name Unknown

Watch Reply

Mark unread Print Skip to new

Degarotty North Ipswich, Qld, Australia Feb 01, 2009

This spider's color is so bright!

Can you name it?

This is the top of it................................

Post #6077851

Quote

Degarotty North Ipswich, Qld, Australia Feb 01, 2009

Pic 2...............

This is the under-belly of the same spider, just gorgeous!

Post #6077858

Quote

Degarotty North Ipswich, Qld, Australia Feb 01, 2009

Another under-belly shot, look at the hair's on the legs ..........................

Post #6077869

Quote

suunto Sinks Grove, WV Feb 01, 2009

This is one of the golden silk spiders (Nephila spp.) native to Australia - see http://tinyurl.com/ao7xo3

Post #6078190

Quote

aussietrev North Burnett, Queen, Australia Feb 04, 2009

It's Nephila edulis, the Golden Orb Weaver. This is the female. Once she reaches full adulthood the brushes will go from her legs. The male can usually be found somewhere on the edge of the web, he will be significantly smaller than the female. There are often other small spiders, that are a different species, that take advantage of the Nephilas web also.

Here is a helpful site
http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/index.htm