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Nephila pilipes
(Giant Golden Orb-weaver)

The spider species Nephila pilipes, commonly known as Giant Golden Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Nephila, in the family Araneidae. Nephila pilipes spiders have been sighted 0 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Nephila pilipes includes 0 countries and 0 states in the United States. Nephila pilipes is most often sighted during the month of .

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Araneidae
  • Genus: Nephila
  • Species: Nephila pilipes

Common Name (AASMore information icon)

Giant Golden Orb-weaver

Other Common Names

Giant Golden Orb-weaver, Northern Golden Orb-weaver, Large Woodland Spider

Author

(Fabricius, 1793)

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Additional Remarks

Type species.

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