Trichonephila senegalensis
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| Banded-legged Golden Orb-Web Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nephilidae |
| Genus: | Trichonephila |
| Species: | T. senegalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichonephila senegalensis (Walckenaer, 1841) | |
Trichonephila senegalensis is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[1] It is an African endemic commonly known as the banded-legged golden orb-web spider.[2]
T. senegalensis is found from West Africa to Ethiopia.[1]
The subspecies Trichonephila senegalensis annulata[3] is widespread throughout Africa.[1] In South Africa, it is commonly found throughout the country in all nine provinces and occurs in more than 10 protected areas.[2]
Habitat and ecology
In South Africa, the species inhabits altitudes ranging from 16 to 1,864 m above sea level and has been sampled from all biomes except the Desert and Succulent Karoo biomes.[2] Trichonephila senegalensis builds large (1-1.5 m in diameter) orb webs with a yellowish golden viscid spiral.[2]
Description
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