Batik Golden Web Spider Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/batik-golden-web-spider Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:47:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Batik Golden Web Spider https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/batik-golden-web-spider?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=batik-golden-web-spider https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/batik-golden-web-spider#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:34:47 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=2802 Trichonephila is a genus of orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1911, as a subgenus of Nephila. Trichonephila was elevated to the level of genus by Kuntner et al in 2019. Wikipedia Scientific name: Trichonephila antipodiana The female has completely black palps and legs, without any red or yellow joints. On the […]

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]]> Trichonephila is a genus of orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1911, as a subgenus of Nephila. Trichonephila was elevated to the level of genus by Kuntner et al in 2019. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Trichonephila antipodiana

The female has completely black palps and legs, without any red or yellow joints. On the underside (not shown in photo), there is a strong conical tubercle near the mouth. The sternum is decorated with seven yellow spots on the edge. Spins a web with a yellowish tinge. NUS – Joseph Koh

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