Nephila antipodiana

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Nephila antipodiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Nephilidae
Genus: Nephila
Species:
N. antipodiana
Binomial name
Nephila antipodiana
(Walckenaer, 1841) [1]

Nephila antipodiana, also known as the batik golden web spider, [2] is a species of golden orb-web spider discovered in 1841 by Charles Athanase Walckenaer. [3] The species is found throughout Australia, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The spider's silk contains a pyrrolidine alkaloid which serves as a chemical repellent to keep ants away from the spider's web. [4]

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Habitat

Batik golden web spiders are most commonly found in gardens and the edges of mangrove swamps, and are less likely to be found within forests. [5]

Size

Males grow to 9 mm, and females to 30 mm. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Taxon details Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1841)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  2. ↑ Koh, Joseph K H. "Batik Golden Web Spider - Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer) 1841". National University of Singapore. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Walckenaer, C. A. (1842). Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères (in French). Paris, France. p. 93.
  4. ↑ Phillips, Campbell (23 November 2011). "Golden orb web spider spins ant-repellent silk". Australian Geographic. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 "A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders: Batik Golden Web Spider (Nephila antipodiana)".
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