Golden Orb Weaver Spider
Bali, Indonesia
Golden orb weaver spiders of the genus Nephila are noted for the impressive webs they weave. They build large, semi-permanent orb webs, remaining in them day and night. Nephila spiders display large sexual dimorphism, with females being greatly larger than males.
Prey items include flies, beetles, locusts, wood moths and cicadas. Sometimes their strong webs manage to trap small birds or bats, and the spider will wrap them and feed upon them. They also create caches of food for storage, wrapped in silk to reduce dehydration, upon which they later feed. Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.
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