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Red-legged golden orb-web spider

Nephila inaurata

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-3.35, 40.0166

Field Notes

Notes:

Female (bigger), Male (smaller).

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Nephila inaurata

Species ID Suggestions

Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider

Nephila inaurata

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bayucca
Definitely Nephila male and female. My closest guess is Nephila inaurata. Please, verify! https://www.flickr.com/photos/33037982@N04/3627128168 http://dududiaries.wildlifedirect.org/tag/nephila/ http://www.ecotourismus.de/tierwelt_afrika_insekten_nephila_sp.php http://www.igoterra.com/artspec.asp?thingid=89687 http://www.ispot.org.za/node/257784 http://www.ispot.org.za/species_dictionary/Nephila%20inaurata https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindadevolder/4085947226/ http://www.safari-afrika.de/html/riesennetzspinne.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_inaurata

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PublishedOctober 13, 2014

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