Nephila plumipes

Humped golden orb-weaver at Lake Conjola, NSW

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Identification history

	Trichonephila edulis	6 Jul 2018	CharlesDove
	Eriophora sp.	6 Jul 2018	CharlesDove

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2 comments

PaulWhitington wrote:

7 Jul 2018

This definitely looks like Nephila plumipes to me, Charles. It has the diagnostic yellow colour at leg joints. See the images at https://atlas-budawangcoast.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3397277

CharlesDove wrote:

7 Jul 2018

Thanks Paul one diagnostic i will take note of for sure

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Location information

Coordinates 150.493418 -35.270908
Places Lake Conjola, NSW

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
19 Mar 2015 12:00 AM Recorded on
CharlesDove Recorded by

Species information

Nephila plumipes Scientific name
Humped golden orb-weaver Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 23.74m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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