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title: "Nephila edulis"
description: "Trichonephila edulis — Insetos e aranhas. Trichonephila edulis is a species of large spider of the family Nephilidae, formerly placed in the genus Nephila."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/australian-golden-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nephila edulis

> Trichonephila edulis — Insetos e aranhas. Trichonephila edulis is a species of large spider of the family Nephilidae, formerly placed in the genus Nephila.

- Scientific name: *Trichonephila edulis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10203
- Wikidata: [Q2338293](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2338293)
- iNaturalist taxon: [904337](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/904337)

## Names

- en: Australian Golden Orbweaver
- de: Nephila edulis
- es: Nephila edulis
- fr: Nephila edulis
- it: Nephila edulis
- nl: Nephila edulis
- pt: Nephila edulis
- pl: Nephila edulis

## Countries with the most observations

AU (9898), NC (15), NZ (12), TL (7)

## Summary

Trichonephila edulis is a species of large spider of the family Nephilidae, formerly placed in the genus Nephila. It is referred to by the common name Australian golden orb weaver. It is found in Indonesia from Java eastwards, Papua New Guinea, Australia, northern New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
It has a large body size variability, females can reach a body length of up to 40 millimetres, males about 7 mm. The cephalothorax is black with a white pattern on the back, and a yellow underside; the abdomen is grey to brown.
The web is about 1 metre in diameter and protected on one or both sides by a strong "barrier" web…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichonephila_edulis

## Photo

![Nephila edulis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-golden-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346803452

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-golden-orbweaver?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).