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Golden Silk Orb-weaver

genus Nephila

Photo by LauraMark
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Field Notes

Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_silk_orb-weaver

Species ID Suggestions

Golden Silk Orb-weaver Spider

Nephila sp.

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bayucca
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Comments (4)
bayucca
Same genus, but not the same species.
LauraMark
Hi Bayucca, thanks for all your help so far! Do you think these two could be the same? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38550192
LauraMark
I don't have other photos of this exact one, but i often see them hang in the trees on PKU Campus. I'll bring my camera one of the days and get some better shots. Anyway, thanks for the suggestion. It's is at least better than what I've could have come up with :)
bayucca
Nephila sp., the large on is the female and you have also the much smaller male on the picture! Cool spotting! Do you have another picture from the other side? It could be Nephila pilipes, which is quite common in your area and East Asia. However, the markings on the legs are not 100% perfect for that one. In addition, IDs for Nephila sp. are easy for the genus, but species are often mis-IDed. ID correct? http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildsumatra/8472991295/ ID correct? http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnolouise/2241344528/ http://jeb.biologists.org/content/207/15/2631.full.pdf+html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_pilipes
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2013

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