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Picture ID 195771

Picture of unidentified spider

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I'm very unsure, it's Web is at least 1.5 meters across, maybe 2? It has stayed in that same place for over two weeks, seems to not be very aggressive

  • Submitted by: 
    Kurapika
  • Submitted: May 15, 2024
  • Photographed: May 15, 2024
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Burwood, Melbourne , Australia
  • Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
  • Found in web?: Yes
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BugmanDan

We call them trash line orb weavers here in the states. Yours is not the Cyclosa genus however. could be one of your gold silk orb weavers.
Spiders – The Australian Museum

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Kurapika

That was my guess at the start too! I’m still unsure cause there’s not really any yellow and its very fat, rather than rectangular

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0959kedi

A female from the family Nephilidae. Probably genus Trichonephila.

iNaturalist’s AI guessed it could be the Australian golden orb weaver (Trichonephila edulis) and their photograps looks similiar but we need an expert to ID more correctly.

Last edited 4 months ago by 0959kedi
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Kurapika

I’m so curious to really know, I’ve found it hard to find any identical spider photos online

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0959kedi

You can look at their records on iNaturalist – https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/904337-Trichonephila-edulis/browse_photos

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Kurapika

ooo thank you! some of those are really similar

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