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Golden Orb-web Spider (male & female)

Nephila pilipes.

Notes:

In this episode the little male spider comes in and mate with the big female spider. So my 'pre-conclusion'.........that indigo colored flower was a 'green signal' shown to the male spider.

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5 Comments

:)) :)) @ Suzanne

suzmonk
suzmonk 10 years ago

No problem, great photos, Chief ... a scary little drama in real life. Yikes.

Thank you Dave for the ID and thank you Suzanne.

Thank you Dave. :))

folicallychalled
folicallychalled 10 years ago

Splendid series, well done.

Nephila pilipes.

Dave

Kerala, India

Spotted on Jul 15, 2012
Submitted on Jul 10, 2013

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