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Golden Orb-web Spider (male & female)

Nephila pilipes.

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Notes:

In this episode the little male spider comes in and mate with the big female spider. So my 'pre-conclusion'.........that indigo colored flower was a 'green signal' shown to the male spider.

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Nephila pilipes

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suzmonk
No problem, great photos, Chief ... a scary little drama in real life. Yikes.

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PublishedJuly 10, 2013

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