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  • Giant Golden Orbweaver, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Giant Golden Orbweaver, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Janus Olajuan Boediman, all rights reserved

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Richard Ong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Giant Golden Orbweaver, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Anil Kumar Verma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Giant Golden Orbweaver, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) jerryferro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Giant Golden Orbweaver, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) dedy supriyadi, all rights reserved

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Giant Golden Orbweaver

Nephila pilipes

Worldwide
44,867 observations
Group
Arachnids
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Nephila pilipes (northern golden orb weaver or giant golden orb weaver) is a species of golden orb-web spider. It can be found in Japan, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. It is commonly found in primary and secondary forests and gardens. Females are large and grow to a body size of 30–50 mm (overall size up to 20 cm), with males growing to 5–6 mm....

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