- Nephila pilipes
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Nephila pilipes 
Taken near Chitwan, Nepal 
Ventral side of same specimen Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Family: Nephilidae Genus: Nephila Species: N. pilipes Binomial name Nephila pilipes
(Fabricius, 1793)Synonyms Aranea longipes
Aranea maculata
Aranea pilipes
Aranea sebae
Epeira chrysogaster
Nephila maculata
Nephila fuscipes
Epeira fuscipes
Epeira doreyana
Epeira caliginosa
Nephila ornata
Epeira penicillum
Epeira harpyia
Nephila chrysogaster
Meta ornata
Nephila pecuniosa
Nephila aurosa
Nephila procera
Nephila sulphurosa
Nephila tenuipes
Nephila submaculataNephila pilipes is a species of golden orb-web spider. It can be found in Japan, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Papua New Guinea, and Northern Australia. It is commonly found in primary and secondary forests and gardens. Females are large and grow to a body size of 30-50mm, with males growing to 5–6 mm.
The Nephila pilipes' web is vertical with a fine irregular mesh and not symmetrical, with the hub is usually nearer the top. Rather than egg sacks being hung in the web, a pit is dug which is then covered with plant debris or soil.
The first, second and fourth pairs of legs of juvenile females have dense hairy brushes, but as the spider matures these brushes disappear.
Subspecies
- Nephila pilipes annulipes Thorell, 1881 (Indonesia)
- Nephila pilipes flavornata Merian, 1911 (Sulawesi)
- Nephila pilipes hasselti (Doleschall, 1859) (Java)
- Nephila pilipes jalorensis (Simon, 1901) (India)
- Nephila pilipes lauterbachi (Dahl, 1912) (New Guinea)
- Nephila pilipes malagassa (Strand, 1907) (Madagascar)
- Nephila pilipes novaeguineae (Strand, 1906) (New Guinea)
- Nephila pilipes piscatorum Vis, 1911 (Queensland)
- Nephila pilipes walckenaeri (Doleschall, 1857) (Java)
Different views & aspects
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Nephila pilipes jalorensis in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India.
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Northern Queensland, Australia
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Nephila pilipes jalorensis in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India.
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Nephila pilipes jalorensis in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India.
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Nephila pilipes jalorensis in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India.
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Nephila pilipes jalorensis in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India.
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Nephila pilipes in Noosa Heads, Queensland Australia
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Juvenile Nephila pilipes
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Nephila pilipes at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Nephila pilipes at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Nephila pilipes at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Nephila pilipes at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Ventral side of adult female Nephila pilipes in Taiwan.
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Nephila pilipes in Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan.
References
- A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders
- Colourful Orb-Weaving Spiders
- Nephila of Southern Africa
- Golden Orb Weavers
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