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Nephila clavipes
The name of the golden silk orb-weavers refers to the color of the spider silk, not the color of the spider itself. Yellow threads of their web shine like gold in sunlight.
Trail in the Monteverde rainforest
Spotted on Jul 31, 2006
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012
1 Comment
Great shot!