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Golden Silk Orbweaver

Nephila clavipes

Description:

That smaller spider is the male, and the large one the female. They are sexually dimorphic

Habitat:

Spring Hammock Preserve

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1 Comment

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 9 years ago

Yes, I think you are right about the small one being the male, like the one on the last picture here:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/830...

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 4, 2014
Submitted on Jun 7, 2014

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