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Golden Orb-web Spider

Nephila kuhlii

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Field Notes

Description:

Very large spider. At least 3 inches from leg tip to leg tip. Neat web in the most classic shape.

Habitat:

Bushy wet hillside. Found in Bhakra, Himachal Pradesh.

Species ID Suggestions

Golden Orb-web Spider

Nephila kuhlii

Reference Link
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Comments (1)
bayucca
Nephila kuhlii, female, as your other Nephila pilipes. The males are much smaller. http://spiderindia.lifedesks.org/pages/19590 Same one as yours, but ID is wrong. This is also Nephila kuhlii, not Nephila maculata, which is the same as your other one, Nephila pilipes (synonym of N. maculata).
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PublishedOctober 16, 2013

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