Golden Silk Orbweaver, Nephila clavipes

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$Golden Silk Orbweaver, Nephila clavipes (female)\nPhoto taken in Marion Co., FL on September 30,2006.$ $Golden Silk Orbweaver, Nephila clavipes (female)\nPhoto taken in Marion Co., FL on September 30,2006.$ $Golden Silk Orbweaver, Nephila clavipes\nFemale with much smaller male\nPhoto taken in Marion Co., FL on September 30,2006.$ $Golden Silk Orbweaver, Nephila clavipes\nFemale profiled in palm leaf\nPhoto taken in Marion Co., FL on October 01, 2006.$ $Golden Silk Orbweaver, Nephila clavipes (female)\nPhoto taken at Alexander Springs Recreation Area in Lake Co., FL on October 02, 2006.$ $Golden Silk Orbweaver, Nephila clavipes (female)\nPhoto taken at Alexander Springs Recreation Area in Lake Co., FL on October 02, 2006.$ $Golden Silk Orbweaver, Nephila clavipes (male)\nMales are 1/4 the size of females.\nPhoto taken at Alexander Springs Recreation Area in Lake Co., FL on October 02, 2006.$
Very large and found in tropical areas where it is very hot. The females are 4 times larger than the males. Unlike other spiders the web is indeed golden making the ID easy to get just from the web. Other spiders usually have whitish webs.

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