African spider with the Belgian tricolour
''Trichonephila inaurata'', commonly known as the red-legged golden orb-weaver spider, is native to southern and East Africa, as well as several islands of the western Indian Ocean.
Red-legged golden orb-weavers are known for spinning huge webs. In fact, the web is the thing you’re likely to notice first, because it can hit a whopping 1.5 metres (almost 60 inches!) from top to bottom. Usually asymmetrical, the web’s threads also contain unique quinine pigments that are thought to attract native island bee species thanks to their yellowish hue. Scientists even say that the web of the red-legged golden orb-weaver can sometimes be so strong that it’s powerful enough to trap birds!
(Belgian tricolour = black, yellow, red)
African spider with the Belgian tricolour
''Trichonephila inaurata'', commonly known as the red-legged golden orb-weaver spider, is native to southern and East Africa, as well as several islands of the western Indian Ocean.
Red-legged golden orb-weavers are known for spinning huge webs. In fact, the web is the thing you’re likely to notice first, because it can hit a whopping 1.5 metres (almost 60 inches!) from top to bottom. Usually asymmetrical, the web’s threads also contain unique quinine pigments that are thought to attract native island bee species thanks to their yellowish hue. Scientists even say that the web of the red-legged golden orb-weaver can sometimes be so strong that it’s powerful enough to trap birds!
(Belgian tricolour = black, yellow, red)