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Male Northern Golden Orb Weaver, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka Yes, this tiny little thing is the male sex of the Northern Golden Orb Weaver:<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/31236/northern_golden_orb_weaver_sinharaja_sri_lanka.html" title="Northern Golden Orb Weaver, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/31236_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=632indCE%2F38XXPGS%2By4ROmAN4Oo%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Northern Golden Orb Weaver, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka Asia,Nephila pilipes,Sinharaja,Sri Lanka" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> To give you an idea of their vast size difference, check out this photo of them mating:<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_pilipes#/media/File:Mating_nephila_pilipes_-_golden_orb-web_spider.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_pilipes#/media/File:Mating_nephila_pilipes_-_golden_orb-web_spider.jpg</a> Asia,Nephila pilipes,Northern Golden Orb Weaver,Sinharaja,Sri Lanka Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Male Northern Golden Orb Weaver, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

Yes, this tiny little thing is the male sex of the Northern Golden Orb Weaver:

Northern Golden Orb Weaver, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka Asia,Nephila pilipes,Sinharaja,Sri Lanka


To give you an idea of their vast size difference, check out this photo of them mating:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_pilipes#/media/File:Mating_nephila_pilipes_-_golden_orb-web_spider.jpg

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    Stuart
    Lion
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    Tiny! Looks like it's missing some legs too? Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
      Lion
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      Not sure, indeed I am counting only 6. Posted 10 years ago

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The Giant Golden Orbweaver

"Nephila pilipes" is a species of golden orb-web spider. It resides all over countries in East and Southeast Asia as well as Oceania. It is commonly found in primary and secondary forests and gardens.

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Uploaded Jun 28, 2015. Captured Nov 17, 2014 11:26.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/3.5
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO1000
  • 105mm