12, see text Trichonephila is a genus of golden orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1911, as a subgenus of Nephila.

[4][5] These spiders like to make webs where prey is fruitful, often in open wooded areas, between tree branches, shrubs, tall grasses, and around light fixtures.

[5] As of August 2019[update] the genus includes twelve species and fourteen subspecies, found in Africa, Oceania, Asia, and the Americas:[1] A spider's body comprises two regions: the prosoma or cephalothorax (anterior end) and the opisthosoma or abdomen (posterior end).

[4] The opisthosoma contains the spider's digestive, circulatory, respiratory, and reproductive systems in addition to the spinnerets, which produce silk.

[10] Trichonephila webs have a yellow colour due to the xanthurenic acid produced in its silk.