Comments & ID Thoughts
We found this spider this morning at school under a verandah roof, wrapping a praying mantis for breakfast. None of us have ever seen anything like it...its body os a beautiful silver colour
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- Submitted: Apr 24, 2018
- Photographed: Apr 24, 2018
- Spider: Trichonephila edulis (Australian Golden Orb-weaver)
- Location: Bittern, Australia
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal, Webs, Prey
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This looks like an Australian Golden Orb-weaver, Nephila edulis.