Golden Orb-Weaver
Nephila pilipes
1.42549, 103.774
Field Notes
Description:
This orb-weaving spider is about 5 inches long. It has long spindly black legs with two joints. It also has a black abdomen, with yellow stripes running down its length. Its head is also yellowish-green.
The web of this spider was about 5 feet in diameter and 7 feet from the forest floor.
Habitat:
This was found during a mostly dry part of the year. This was found in a secondary rainforest on a sunny day in Singapore. It was given partial shade by medium-size trees above it. About 20 meters away there was a tiny Nephila Pilipes, which may have been the offspring of this specimen.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 10, 2013
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