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Species of spider

Nephila antipodiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Nephilidae
Genus: Nephila
Species: N. antipodiana
Binomial name
Nephila antipodiana
(Walckenaer, 1841)

Nephila antipodiana, also known as the batik golden web spider, is a species of golden orb-web spider discovered in 1841 by Charles Athanase Walckenaer. The species is found throughout Australia, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The spider's silk contains a pyrrolidine alkaloid which serves as a chemical repellent to keep ants away from the spider's web.

References

  1. "Taxon details Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1841)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  2. Koh, Joseph K H. "Batik Golden Web Spider - Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer) 1841". National University of Singapore. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. Walckenaer, C. A. (1842). Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères (in French). Paris, France. p. 93.
  4. Phillips, Campbell (23 November 2011). "Golden orb web spider spins ant-repellent silk". Australian Geographic. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
Taxon identifiers
Nephila antipodiana
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