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Nephila ornata
Golden Orb-weaver spiders are found everywhere on my farm. They have a yellow band around the joints on their limbs and a greyish abdomen. They also quite often have a web across busy pathways in an attempt to catch insects. This specimen was found between two trees on the bush trek to the creek. The web is one of the strongest I have ever experienced.
Spotted on Apr 18, 2012
Submitted on Apr 18, 2012
5 Comments
It was horrible.. it is soooo sticky!
Ohhh, you ran into this one's web.... that gives me the heebies!!!!
Oh I see. I didn't know that. I dont think I envy the little male then. Great pics :)
:) SHE is HUGE.. The males are very small..
Wow! He looks huge!