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Golden Orb Spider

Nephila clavipes

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Field Notes

Description:

Spider is 3 inches across, leg to leg. The web has a central part where the spider positions itself. Approximately 15-16 strands radiate as spokes from the center. A network of trapping cross webbing starts approximately 6 inches from the center of the web.

Habitat:

Low lands of the tropical rain forest.

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Nephila clavipes

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PublishedDecember 26, 2015

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