Spiders

[Tshokwane]

Credits to The Silk Road, image by Adam Parsons.

This very large Nephila pilipes was photographed by Adam Parsons and this was the largest specimen that he had seen of this species with a leg span that measured a huge 17.5cm. 

Spiders of the genus Nephila are abundant and conspicuous in many parts of the world, particularly in the tropics where they rank as some of the most spectacular denizens of closed forests. The large size of females and their diurnal habits have rendered various species of Nephila as some of the best studied spiders. All species construct large, asymmetrical orb-webs that include extensive yellow silk elements leading to the common name ‘golden orb-weaving spiders’.

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