Golden Orb Spider: I think that this is a golden Orb Spider. Taken in local botanical garden, in natural light, 100-mm macro lens, 1/1250-sec at f/9. Critique as usual and don't hold...

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Golden Orb Spider

Oct 29, 2012 06:44:47 #

Shaka Loc: Brisbane, Australia

I think that this is a golden Orb Spider. Taken in local botanical garden, in natural light, 100-mm macro lens, 1/1250-sec at f/9.
Critique as usual and don't hold back. Many thanks, Brian

Oct 29, 2012 11:53:16 #

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Shaka wrote:

I think that this is a golden Orb Spider. Taken in local botanical garden, in natural light. Critique as usual and don't hold back. Many thanks, Brian

Nice shot Shaka, very good detail

Oct 29, 2012 14:13:19 #

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

This is definitely a Golden Silk Orbweaver, but I cannot ID exact specie from several in the family:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_silk_orb-weaver

Oct 29, 2012 19:34:12 #

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

Nice Brian!! They are always on the wrong side aren't they. :):)
Erv

Oct 29, 2012 20:15:23 #

HOT Texas Loc: From the Heart of Texas

Good Shot!!!! :thumbup:

Oct 30, 2012 03:50:06 #

Shaka Loc: Brisbane, Australia

gregoryd45 wrote:

Nice shot Shaka, very good detail

Thank you gregoryd45, thank you for looking and your comments. Brian

Oct 30, 2012 03:55:50 #

Shaka Loc: Brisbane, Australia

Nikonian72 wrote:

This is definitely a Golden Silk Orbweaver, but I cannot ID exact specie from several in the family:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_silk_orb-weaver

Hi Nikonian72, thank you for your confirmation. As to the specie, I found this Identification guide on http://www.australiamuseum.net.au and hope this helps.

Identification
Golden Orb Weaving Spiders are large spiders with silvery-grey to plum coloured bodies and brown-black, often yellow banded legs. The males are tiny and red-brown to brown in colour. The main difference between the common Sydney species, Nephila plumipes and N. edulis (which is commoner in inland regions) is the presence of a 'knob' on the front of the sternum (the heart shaped plate on the underside of the body between the legs) of N. plumipes.

Considering that I live on the coast, although 1,000 km north of Sydney, I think that this is possibly the N. plumipes ? Brian

Oct 30, 2012 04:01:35 #

Shaka Loc: Brisbane, Australia

Erv wrote:

Nice Brian!! They are always on the wrong side aren't they.

Hi Erv, I know, but this time it might just possibly help Nikonian to identify the specie. Let's see what he has to say. ;)

Oct 30, 2012 08:11:54 #

Shaka Loc: Brisbane, Australia

HOT Texas wrote:

Good Shot!!!! :thumbup:

Thank you for the compliment and the thumbs-up!

Oct 30, 2012 09:25:07 #

Stevieboy Loc: West Palm Beach, Florida

Nice going...Think if you shifted your position slightly would have been able to make the background less distracting.

Steve

Oct 30, 2012 10:22:39 #

tommyld Loc: Liverpool UK

Nice shot :thumbup: :thumbup:

Oct 30, 2012 14:58:33 #

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Ozzies have great spider ID websites!

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Spider-Identification

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Web2spider-Identification-Guide-spiders

http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/common.htm

Oct 30, 2012 15:06:55 #

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Coastal Golden Orbweaver (Nephila plumipes): http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/110.htm

Common Golden Orbweaver (Nephila edulis): http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/116.htm

Northern (giant) Golden Orbweaver (Nephila pilipes): http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/188.htm

I am leaning towards Nephila edulis.

Oct 31, 2012 06:52:07 #

Shaka Loc: Brisbane, Australia

Stevieboy wrote:

Nice going...Think if you shifted your position slightly would have been able to make the background less distracting.

Thank you for the advice Steve, appreciated.

Oct 31, 2012 07:01:16 #

Shaka Loc: Brisbane, Australia

Nikonian72 wrote:

Coastal Golden Orbweaver (Nephila plumipes): http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/110.htm
Common Golden Orbweaver (Nephila edulis): http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/116.htm
Northern (giant) Golden Orbweaver (Nephila pilipes): http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/188.htm
I am leaning towards Nephila edulis.

Thank you Nikonian for all the research. :thumbup:

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