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Giant Golden Orbweaver (Nephila pilipes)


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Giant Golden Orbweaver - Nephila pilipes
East- and Southeast-Asia and Oceania.

The following 10 subspecies are being recognized:
Nephila pilipes jalorensis - India, Sri Lanka;
Nephila pilipes pilipes - Southeast-Asia;
Nephila pilipes annulipes - Indonesia;
Nephila pilipes flavornata - Sulawesi;
Nephila pilipes hasselti - Java;
Nephila pilipes walckenaeri - Java;
Nephila pilipes lauterbachi - New Guinea;
Nephila pilipes novaeguineae - New Guinea;
Nephila pilipes piscatorum - Queensland (Northeast-Australia);
Nephila pilipes malagassa - Madagascar.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.


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Giant Golden Orbweaver
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Giant Golden Orbweaver
Nephila pilipes pilipes
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