Nephila antipodiana

Nephila antipodiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Nephilidae
Genus: Nephila
Species: N. antipodiana
Binomial name
Nephila antipodiana

Nephila antipodiana, also known as the Batik Golden Web Spider,[1] is a species of golden orb-web spider discovered in 1841 by Charles Athanase Walckenaer.[2] 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 repellant to keep ants away from the spider's web.[3]

References

  1. Koh, Joseph K H. "Batik Golden Web Spider - Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer) 1841". National University of Singapore. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. Walckenaer, C. A. (1842). Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères. (in French). Paris, France. p. 93.
  3. Phillips, Campbell (23 November 2011). "Golden orb web spider spins ant-repellent silk". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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