Nephila
(Golden Silk Orb-weavers)

Submitted by:
chrissie
Submitted: May 15, 2018
Photographed: May 15, 2018
Spider: Nephila (Golden Silk Orb-weavers)
Location: Perth, Australia
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Ventral, Webs

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May 15, 2018 2:17 am

Hi. From the looks of it, a trash line orb weaver, Cyclosa genus.
http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2012/06/spider-sunday-trashline-orb-weavers.html
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May 15, 2018 4:17 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 Tentative given the amount of detail, this looks like it could be an Australian Golden Orb-weaver, Nephila edulis. Compare:
?r=2017129041918
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sighting/3370791