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Golden orb-web spider

Nephila inaurata

Photo by NinoFranssens
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Body is about 5cm long, found in a coastal forest in Saadani, Tanzania.
Males were very small and orange/red (also in the picture)

Habitat:

Coastal Forest

Species ID Suggestions

Orb-web Spider

Nephila sp.

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
bayucca
Nephilidae, Nephila sp., not really sure which one. If I MUST choose one, I would take Nephila inaurata, without being happy with it. https://www.flickr.com/photos/33037982@N04/3627128168/in/photostream/ http://www.wansfordphoto.com/keyword/insect/ http://www.entoflorachne.com/araignee/Galerie_araign%E9es.html

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East African Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 6, 2014

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