Female, possibly gravid
Note the golden color of the web silk.
This web is very strong and sticky.
Spider silk glue, which is considered one of the stongest and most
effective biological glues, is an aqueous solution secreted from
the spider's glands and coats the the treads of their webs.
The major component of the glue is a glycoprotein.
Two proteins have been discovered that form the glue-glycoprotein of the Golden Silk Spider.
For more information see:
http://image.sciencenet.cn/olddata/kexue.com.cn/upload/blog/file/2010/1/2010116212915805571.pdf
Opelika, Alabama