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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nephilidae |
| Genus: | Nephila |
| Species: | N. antipodiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1841)[1]
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References
edit- ^ "Taxon details Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1841)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ Koh, Joseph K H. "Batik Golden Web Spider - Nephila antipodiana (Walckenaer) 1841". National University of Singapore. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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