Giant Wood Spider (Nephila sp.) | Project Noah

Photo by SukanyaDatta

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Field Notes

Description:

Size of a small unshelled peanut.

Habitat:

Forest (thankfully!)

Notes:

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Insects/Japan/Spiders/GiantWood/
The silk of this spider has even been used to make a cape on display in a museum.

Reference Links:

Golden silk orb-weaver

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