Comments & ID Thoughts
There were extensive webs between trees and shrubs around the lake in Pokhara in November, with several spiders on a single web structure. The body was at least 1 inch long, maybe more.
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- Submitted: Jun 25, 2019
- Photographed: Nov 10, 2010
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Pokhara, Nepal
- Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks),Forest
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
This looks like one of the golden silk orbweavers in the genus Nephila.
Giant golden orb weaver
Scientific Name: Nephila pilipes
Family: Araneidae