Nephila antipodiana

Nephila antipodiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Nephila
Species:	N. antipodiana
Binomial name
	Nephila antipodiana; (Walckenaer, 1841)[1]

Nephila antipodiana, also known as the batik golden web spider,[2] is a species of golden orb-web spider discovered in 1841 by Charles Athanase Walckenaer.[3] 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.[4]

References

"Taxon details Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1841)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
Koh, Joseph K H. "Batik Golden Web Spider - Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer) 1841". National University of Singapore. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
Walckenaer, C. A. (1842). Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères (in French). Paris, France. p. 93.
Phillips, Campbell (23 November 2011). "Golden orb web spider spins ant-repellent silk". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

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[WSC_s22432-1] "Taxon details Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1841)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-05-14.

[nus-2] Koh, Joseph K H. "Batik Golden Web Spider - Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer) 1841". National University of Singapore. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

[walckenaer-3] Walckenaer, C. A. (1842). Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères (in French). Paris, France. p. 93.

[ausgeo-4] Phillips, Campbell (23 November 2011). "Golden orb web spider spins ant-repellent silk". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 23 September 2014.