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Eastern Golden Orb-Weaving Spider
Nephila plumipes
Other Names: Golden Orb-Weaving Spider Family: Nephilinae (Golden Orb-weavers), 3 genera in Australia Size: Male 5 mm, female 35 mm Distribution: Habitat: References: Whyte and Anderson. About the Eastern Golden Orb-Weaving SpiderThe genus Nephila makes web which has very strong thick yellow-golden looking strands in it. It has even been woven into garments. Danger: I knew someone who said they were bitten by one of these and it was extremely painful, but they didn't get sick or have any medical problems from it. Whyte and Anderson say that Eastern Golden Orb-Weavers "are timid and successfully been demonstrated at public events to show even large spiders can be harmless if handled gently. Note that dead spiders usually fade in colour, so nearly all the spiders will look blacker or darker in colour in real life than they do in the photos of dead spiders from the museum.
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