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Batik Golden Web Spider

Nephila antipodiana

Photo by rafael nextor
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Field Notes

Description:

Nephila antipodiana, also known as the Batik Golden Web Spider, is a species of golden orb-web spider discovered in 1841 by Charles Athanase Walckenaer. The species is found throughout Australia, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The spider's silk contains a pyrrolidine alkaloid which serves as a chemical repellant to keep ants away from the spider's web.

Reference Links:

Nephila antipodiana, batik golden orb web spider (nephila antipodiana)

Species ID Suggestions

Batik Golden Orb Spider

Nephila cf. antipodiana

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Comments (2)
rafael nextor
thanks bayucca, I guess it's indeed Batik Golden Orb Spider...I got another image (bit underexposed) that looks like the image from the link
bayucca
Nephilidae, Nephila sp. and for me not the more common Nephila pilipes due to the shape and missing yellow spots on the legs. Do you have a picture from the other side? This probably would confirm the species. http://tidechaser.blogspot.ch/2013/06/spiders-scorpions-arachnida-singapore.html http://www.malaeng.com/blog/?p=3627
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2015

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