Lovely big Nephila female! Well done for photographing every angle. It is the shots from underneath, showing the yellowish sternum, that suggest this is Nephila plumipes rather then N. edulis. Also, the strongly yellow leg joints are consistent with N. plumipes. The two species are otherwise very similar, and are often mixed up. I'll confirm it as N.plumipes, but will also ask Stuart Harris to have a look.
Describe how you intend to use these images and/or audio files and your request will be sent to the author for consideration.
Your request has been successfully submitted to the author for consideration.
2,155,972 sightings of 19,975 species in 6,518 locations from 11,560 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.