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''Nephila edulis'' is a species of large spider of the Nephilidae family. It is referred to the common name edible golden silk spider or golden silk orb-weaver. They are commonly found in Australia, where it is found in both tropical and temperate regions, and in parts of New Guinea and New Caledonia. It has a large body size variability, females can reach a body length of up to 40 millimetres, males about 7 mm. The cephalothorax is black with a white pattern on the back, and a yellow underside; the abdomen is grey to brown. The web is about 1 metre in diameter and protected on one or both sides by a strong "barrier" web. ''N. edulis'' breeds from February to May, and produces an average of 380 eggs. ==Name== The species name ''edulis'' means "edible" in Latin. While it is not entirely clear why this particular species is considered edible, it is known that several ''Nephila'' species are considered a delicacy in New Guinea, where they are plucked by the legs from their webs and lightly roasted over an open fire.〔Meyer Rochow, V.B. (1973). Edible insects in three different ethnic groups of Papua and New Guinea. ''Am J. Clin. Nutr.'' 26:673-677.〕 The species was first collected and named by Jacques Labillardiere, in Relation du Voyage à la Recherche de la Pérouse (1799),〔Labillardière, J. 1799. Relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse, fait par ordre de l'Assemblée constituante. Paris Vol. 2 pp. 240-241〕 becoming the second Australian spider to be described by a European naturalist. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nephila edulis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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