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Red-legged golden orb-web spider

Nephila inaurata madagascariensis

Photo by DanielRowson
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Field Notes

Description:

Female Nephila spider eating a bee. Note the smaller male Nephila, who is either acting as a mate or a kleptoparasite - or both!

Habitat:

The web was on some mangove-like bushes on a secluded beach, close to the water's edge.

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Nephila inaurata

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