Redleg Orbweaver (Trichonephila inaurata)

About Redleg Orbweaver (Trichonephila inaurata)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Arthropods
• Class: Arachnids
• Order: Spiders
• Family: Orbweavers

{{Speciesbox | name = Red-legged golden orb-weaver spider | image = Nephila inaurata dsc07682.jpg | image_caption = Nominate subspecies in Réunion | image2 = Golden orb-weaver spider female 3.jpg | image2_caption = T. i. subsp. madagascariensis in Madagascar | taxon = Trichonephila inaurata | authority = | synonyms = Epeira inaurata | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | range_map = Red-legged Golden Orb Weaver IUCN range 2016.svg }} Trichonephila inaurata, synonym Nephila inaurata, commonly known as the red-legged golden orb-weaver spider or red-legged nephila, is a species of spider of the genus Trichonephila. It is native to southern and East Africa, as well as several islands of the western Indian Ocean.

Source: Wikipedia