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This spider was photographed on Magnetic Island, QLD Australia.
I only noticed it once I walked though the bottom of its web and it very quickly moved to where I was. I’d approximate it’s size at 6” at its widest and I am fairly certain it has red mandibles...
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- Submitted: Sep 21, 2018
- Photographed: Mar 30, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Townsville (Florence Bay), Australia
- Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks),Forest
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
A bit more digging has suggested that it may be a Giant Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila Pilipes) though confirmation would be apprec
Based on the description I’m going with huntsman, but my troll sensor is peaking pretty hard so who knows.
I know it’s not a huntsman as I had a separate incident with one of them, they’re a lot wider, hairier and have thicker legs.
Hi. I can agree this is Nephila pilipes, It is very hard to get some spiders to species from photos, often close examination of identification features is needed.
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Their ventral patterns are rather consistent, a look at her bottom side, you can compare to this:
They are quite harmless and docile, I just leave them undisturbed, but some arachnophiles need their selfi: