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Supper time! Golden orb spider with a little ladybird Geotagged,Nephila inaurata,Red-legged golden orb-web spider,South Africa,Summer,orb spiders,south africa,spiders Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Excellent action shot, Claire! Posted 11 years ago
  2. This is chilling! I am glad I am not that ladybird! Great shot, Claire! Posted 11 years ago

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The red-legged golden orb-web spider (Nephila inaurata) is a species of golden orb-web spider. It lives in Southern Africa and several islands in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, the Seychelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Like other spiders in the family Nephilidae it can weave webs so strong that sometimes even birds and bats get caught. Its webs can be found in damp places such as large trees and unpolluted areas to which no cars have access; normally several are strung together to form enormous.. more

Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Feb 19, 2014. Captured Feb 19, 2014 14:39 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/332s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm