Nephila pilipes: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Araneidae
Genus
Nephila
Species
Nephila pilipes
Scientific Name
Nephila pilipes

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Nephila pilipes

Nephila pilipes (northern golden orb weaver or giant golden orb weaver) is a species of golden orb-web spider. It resides all over countries in East and Southeast Asia as well as Oceania. It is commonly found in primary and secondary forests and gardens. Adult females are very large, with a body length of 25 to 50 mm (1 to 2 inches). Males are dwarfs, measuring only 4 to 6 mm (about 0.2 inch). It is the second largest of the orb-weaving spiders apart from the recently discovered Nephila komaci. The first, second, and fourth pairs of legs of juvenile females have dense hairy brushes, but these brushes disappear as the spider matures.

The N. pilipes golden web is vertical with a fine irregular mesh. It is not symmetrical, with the hub usually nearer the top. Rather than egg sacs being hung in the web, a pit is dug which is then covered with plant debris or soil.

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Nephila pilipes in languages:

Afrikaans
Swartpoot- Goue Wawielspinnekop
Chinese
斑絡新婦 (大木林蜘蛛)
Chinese
斑絡新婦
Chinese
人面蜘蛛
Czech
nefila chluponohá
Czech
nefila obří
Danish
kæmpehjulspinder
English
Giant Golden Orb-weaving Spider
English
Large Woodland Spider
English
Giant Golden Orbweaver
Indonesian
Kemlandingan
Japanese
オオジョロウグモ
Portuguese
Tecedeira-de-seda-dourada
Thai
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