| Golden Silk Orb-weaver (Nephila sp. (Leach, 1815)) |
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Scientific name: Nephila sp. (Leach, 1815) Common name: Golden Silk Orb-weaver French name: Nephila sp. Order: Araneae Family: Nephilidae Size: Body size up to 5 cm for females and lower than 2.5 cm for males. Biotope: Warm regions of the world. Web: Large webs of more than one metre in diameter and with a golden sheen. This golden colour comes from the colour of the silk threads. Observation period: Geographic area: Sub-Saharan Africa, South-eastern Asia, Oceania, America. |
The colour of the spiders belonging to the Nephila genus varies from greenish yellow to reddish. The cephalothorax and the front of the abdomen are always whitish. |
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I have shot this picture on the peninsula of Cayenne while walking along the Montabo footpath. The light was not good and so all the pictures shot without flash were not OK. Then I have just shot two bad quality pictures, using the flash, in order to try to tell the species apart. I have only been able to tell the Nephila genus. |
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After the upper side view, here is the under side view. |
André Bon March 2014