Australian Golden Orb-web Spider
Male, posterior
Australian Golden Orb-web Spider
Male & female, rotated
| Australian Golden Orb-web Spider Male, posterior | | Australian Golden Orb-web Spider Male & female, rotated | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida) | |||
| Order: | Spiders (Araneae) | ||||
| Family: | Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Orb: Nephilidae) | ||||
| Species: | Australian Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila edulis) | ||||
| This Photo: | Male, profile | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills, the Riverland and elsewhere This is the usually large, grey spider found hanging from road signs on country roads. One of the most photographed spiders in Australia. The male is red and much smaller. It is only when you see them togethal that his colours make any sense; ie they match her ventral colours. | |||||
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