| Banded-legged Golden Orb-Web Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nephilidae |
| Genus: | Trichonephila |
| Species: | T. senegalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichonephila senegalensis (Walckenaer, 1841) | |
Trichonephila senegalensis is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. [1] It is an African endemic commonly known as the banded-legged golden orb-web spider. [2]
T. senegalensis is found from West Africa to Ethiopia. [1]
The subspecies Trichonephila senegalensis annulata [3] is widespread throughout Africa. [1] In South Africa, it is commonly found throughout the country in all nine provinces and occurs in more than 10 protected areas. [2]
In South Africa, the species inhabits altitudes ranging from 16 to 1,864 m above sea level and has been sampled from all biomes except the Desert and Succulent Karoo biomes. [2] Trichonephila senegalensis builds large (1-1.5 m in diameter) orb webs with a yellowish golden viscid spiral. [2]
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Trichonephila senegalensis annulata is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. [2] The species is protected in more than 20 protected areas. [2]
The species is known from both sexes. [2]
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