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Golden Orb-Web Spider

Nephila clavipes

Photo by LeonardoMB
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Field Notes

Description:

A very big representant of the genre "Nephila sp.", the biggest had almost 20cm.
I too really thinks curious the big "yellow web".

Habitat:

I found this web in some rocks on a lake, on a region of Cerrado.

Reference Links:

Golden Silk Orbweaver - Nephila clavipes - Overview, Nephila clavipes, Nephila clavipes – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

Species ID Suggestions

Golden Orb-web Spider

Nephila clavipes

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Comments (2)
bayucca
You have not much choice in the neotropics. Yours is Nephila clavipes.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Brazil Life
Photographed
PublishedMarch 5, 2014

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