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Nephila clavipes
Woodland area
Spotted this spider preparing to make a meal of a freshly captured Cicada.
Spotted on Sep 15, 2013
Submitted on Sep 21, 2013
6 Comments
Yeah they are pretty amazing! Will add the name, thanks!
Hey, by the way, the scientific name is Nephila clavipes, if you want to add it.
I've seen some big ones, too, Bo ... seems like they're EVERYWHERE this year! Up in the trees 15 feet across. On the front of the house, the side of the house, the back of the house. I've even seen five or six in a row, spun between pairs of power lines ... those are usually close to big trees, which I'm guessing is where the spiders started out.
Thanks! Those webs are huge, this one was about 10x10... The mate was just dropping down when I walked up.
Wanna learn to dance? Walk into one of these webs while strolling in the woods ! Lol
Big moment ... neat that you can see her much smaller mate in both photos.
Well that is terrifyingly large. Can't believe its web can hold that.
Nice capture!