Spider, Golden Orbweb

Production date
2013
Description
A golden orbweb spider (Nephila edulis) found in Merrilands in 2013. The spider has a white abdomen which is translucent, and a darker cephalothorax. When the spider was alive the cephalothorax was black with a white pattern. The legs are golden in colour. The spider is floating in preserving liquid on its back.
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Object detail

Production date

2013

Classification

Arachnida/Invertebrates/Animals/T&E For Science & Technology

Accession number

PA2014.093

Collection type

Natural Sciences

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Subject place

Merrilands New Plymouth Taranaki New Zealand Polynesia Oceania North Island

Subject

Insects Animals

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