Golden orbweb spider
Nephila edulis (Koch)
Order: Araneae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Size range
- Large spider, body length of female 24 mm
Distribution
- From Australia
- Occasionally found in NZ, probably doesn’t breed here
Life History
- Forms a very large web, up to two metres in diameter, attached to buildings, shrubs, or between trees
- Silk strands of web are golden in colour
- Catches any large flying insects
- Eggsac is also bound in golden silk
