06 January 2010

Golden Orb Web Spider

Batik Golden Web Spider ( Nephila antipodiana) - female bottom and the tiny male (above).

Spiders

12 comments:

Life in Egypt said...

That's a good shot.

DeniseinVA said...

You've captured a beautiful spider in your photo. Great image!

Chris said...

that's a beauty and it looks huge!!

rainfield61 said...

That's a great shot and knowledge on the spiders.

Splendid Little Stars said...

very cool photo!

Philip said...

Being a male myself I would be a little intimidated with her size too still a great shot

Wai Yien said...

not taken from FRIM I hope?

Lana Gramlich said...

Very cool! I notice that our golden orb weavers seem the same, structurally, but are of different colors.

Amir Ridhwan said...

That's the Batik orb-weaver Nephila antipodiana.

Redzlan said...

Thanks Amir for species name.

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Calvin said...

Nice lighting and focus... But the background seems unnatural