Golden Orb Weavers Female and Male
Golden Orb Weavers getting close and personal. I noticed these two the day before and got some video of the male repeatedly touching and caressing the female. I thought he was pretty brave as she was just sitting there and he was jumping away everytime she moved. Normally the males take their chance when she has some prey in her mouth. The next day I was surprised to see "another female" on the web which of course was her molt. No doubt she was less aggressive as she was molting so he could take his chance.
Canon EOS body, Pentax67 105mm lens
''Nephila edulis'' is a species of large spider of the Nephilidae family. It is referred to the common name edible golden silk spider or golden silk orb-weaver. They are commonly found in Australia, where it is found in both tropical and temperate regions, and in parts of New Guinea and New Caledonia.
It has a large body size variability, females can reach a body length of up to 40 millimetres, males about 7 mm. The cephalothorax is black with a white pattern on the back, and a.. more
