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Golden Web Spider.

Nephila pilipes hasselti

Description:

Nephila pilipes is a species of golden orb-web spider. It can be found in Japan, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Papua New Guinea, and Northern Australia. It is commonly found in primary and secondary forests and gardens. Females are large and grow to a body size of 30–50 mm (overall size up to 20 cm), with males growing to 5–6 mm. It is one of the biggest spiders in the world.

Habitat:

trees

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1 Comment

JeannePickles
JeannePickles 11 years ago

So creepy....spiders can really creep me out...

iGo Sugiarto
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iGo Sugiarto

Indonesia

Spotted on Sep 26, 2012
Submitted on Sep 26, 2012

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