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Family Nephilidae orb-weaver

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Species notes

About Family Nephilidae orb-weaver

This observation is filed as Family Nephilidae orb-weaver. The identification is not precise enough for species-level claims, so details should be checked against the photographs. Spiders are arachnids rather than insects: adults have eight legs, no antennae and a body divided into two main regions.

Taxonomy source: NParks Flora & Fauna Web

Field photographs

Photo gallery

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Amyciaea lineatipes — Amyciaea lineatipes

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Anahita sp — Anahita sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Angaeus rhombifer — Angaeus rhombifer

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Apochinomma sp — Apochinomma sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Arachnura sp — Arachnura sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneidae1 — Araneidae1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneidae2 — Araneidae2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneidae3 — Araneidae3

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneidae4 — Araneidae4

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneidae5 — Araneidae5

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneidae6 — Araneidae6

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneidae7 — Araneidae7

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneidae8 — Araneidae8

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneidae9 — Araneidae9

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneus mitificus — Araneus mitificus

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Araneus quadratus — Araneus quadratus

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Argiope aemula — Argiope aemula

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Argiope dang — Argiope dang

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Argiope versicolor — Argiope versicolor

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Argyrodes flavescens — Argyrodes flavescens

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Bathippus sp (female) — Bathippus sp (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Bathippus sp (male) — Bathippus sp (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Bavia sexpunctata (female) — Bavia sexpunctata (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Bavia sexpunctata (male) — Bavia sexpunctata (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Camaricus maugei — Camaricus maugei

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Camaricus maugi — Camaricus maugi

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Castianeira sp — Castianeira sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Castianeira sp2 — Castianeira sp2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Castianeira sp3 — Castianeira sp3

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Chrysso sp — Chrysso sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Cosmophasis umbratica (female) — Cosmophasis umbratica (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Cosmophasis umbratica (male) — Cosmophasis umbratica (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Cyclosa bifida — Cyclosa bifida

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Cyclosa insulana — Cyclosa insulana

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Cyrtarachne bufo — Cyrtarachne bufo

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Cyrtarachne sp — Cyrtarachne sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Cyrtophora sp — Cyrtophora sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Cyrtophora unicolor — Cyrtophora unicolor

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Dieta virens — Dieta virens

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Epeus flavobilineatus (female) — Epeus flavobilineatus (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Epeus flavobilineatus (male) — Epeus flavobilineatus (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Epocilla sp — Epocilla sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Eriovixia laglaisei — Eriovixia laglaisei

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Gasteracantha arcuata — Gasteracantha arcuata

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Gasteracantha hasseltii — Gasteracantha hasseltii

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Gasteracantha kuhlii — Gasteracantha kuhlii

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Gasteracantha sp — Gasteracantha sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Hamataliwa sp — Hamataliwa sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Harmochirus brachiatus — Harmochirus brachiatus

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Hasarius adansoni (female) — Hasarius adansoni (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Hasarius adansoni (male) — Hasarius adansoni (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Hersilia sp — Hersilia sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Heteropoda jugulans — Heteropoda jugulans

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Heteropoda venatoria — Heteropoda venatoria

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Hippasa holmerae — Hippasa holmerae

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Hyllus diardi (female) — Hyllus diardi (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Hyllus diardi (male) — Hyllus diardi (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Hyllus diardi — Hyllus diardi

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Hyllus sp — Hyllus sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Hyllus sp2 — Hyllus sp2

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Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Index icon2 — Index icon2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Leucauge decorata — Leucauge decorata

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Ligurra latidens (female) — Ligurra latidens (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Ligurra latidens (male) — Ligurra latidens (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Menemerus bivittatus — Menemerus bivittatus

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Miagrammopes sp — Miagrammopes sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Mimetidae1 — Mimetidae1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Misumena vatia — Misumena vatia

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Myrmarachne cornuta (female) — Myrmarachne cornuta (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Myrmarachne cornuta (male) — Myrmarachne cornuta (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Myrmarachne formicaria (female) — Myrmarachne formicaria (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Myrmarachne formicaria (male) — Myrmarachne formicaria (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Myrmarachne maxillosa — Myrmarachne maxillosa

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Myrmarachne plataleoides — Myrmarachne plataleoides

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Myrmarachne sp2 — Myrmarachne sp2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Neogea nocticolor — Neogea nocticolor

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Neoscona nautica — Neoscona nautica

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Neoscona punctigera — Neoscona punctigera

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Neoscona scylla — Neoscona scylla

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Neoscona sp — Neoscona sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Neoscona sp2 — Neoscona sp2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Nephila antipodiana — Nephila antipodiana

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Nephila kuhlii — Nephila kuhlii

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Nephila pilipes (female) — Nephila pilipes (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Nephila pilipes (male) — Nephila pilipes (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Nephilidae1 — Nephilidae1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Oecobius sp — Oecobius sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Opadometa fastigata — Opadometa fastigata

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Opiliones1 — Opiliones1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Opiliones2 — Opiliones2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Oxyopes birmanicus — Oxyopes birmanicus

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Oxyopidae1 — Oxyopidae1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Oxyopidae2 — Oxyopidae2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Oxyopidae3 — Oxyopidae3

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Pandercetes sp — Pandercetes sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Parawixia dehaani — Parawixia dehaani

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Pardosa pseudoannulata — Pardosa pseudoannulata

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Pardosa sp — Pardosa sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Pardosa sp2 — Pardosa sp2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Pasilobus sp — Pasilobus sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Phaeacius malayensis (female) — Phaeacius malayensis (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Phaeacius malayensis (male) — Phaeacius malayensis (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Phintella versicolor (female) — Phintella versicolor (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Phintella versicolor (male) — Phintella versicolor (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Phintella vittata (female) — Phintella vittata (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Phintella vittata (male) — Phintella vittata (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Phlogiellus inermis — Phlogiellus inermis

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Pholcus phalangioides — Pholcus phalangioides

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Phrynarachne ceylonica — Phrynarachne ceylonica

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Plexippus paykulli — Plexippus paykulli

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Poltys illepidus — Poltys illepidus

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Portia labiata — Portia labiata

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Ptocasius sp — Ptocasius sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae1 — Salticidae1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae11 — Salticidae11

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae12 — Salticidae12

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae13 — Salticidae13

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae14 — Salticidae14

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae16 — Salticidae16

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae17 — Salticidae17

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae18 — Salticidae18

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae19 — Salticidae19

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae21 — Salticidae21

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae3 — Salticidae3

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae4 — Salticidae4

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae6 — Salticidae6

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae7 — Salticidae7

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae8 — Salticidae8

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Salticidae9 — Salticidae9

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Siler semiglaucus — Siler semiglaucus

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Sparassidae1 — Sparassidae1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Sparassidae2 — Sparassidae2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Sparassidae3 — Sparassidae3

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Spider12 — Spider12

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Spider7 — Spider7

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Spider9 — Spider9

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Spiderlings — Spiderlings

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Storena sp — Storena sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Strigoplus sp — Strigoplus sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Tapponia sp — Tapponia sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Telamonia dimidiata (female) — Telamonia dimidiata (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Tetragnatha josephi — Tetragnatha josephi

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Tetragnatha mandibulata — Tetragnatha mandibulata

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Tetragnathidae1 — Tetragnathidae1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Tetragnathidae2 — Tetragnathidae2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Tetragnathidae3 — Tetragnathidae3

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Theridiidae1 — Theridiidae1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Thiania bhamoensis — Thiania bhamoensis

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Thomisus sp — Thomisus sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Thomisus spectabilis (female) — Thomisus spectabilis (female)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Thomisus spectabilis (male) — Thomisus spectabilis (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Thomisus spectabilis — Thomisus spectabilis

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Thorelliola ensifera — Thorelliola ensifera

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Thwaitesia sp — Thwaitesia sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Tmarus sp — Tmarus sp

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Tylorida striata — Tylorida striata

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Tylorida ventralis — Tylorida ventralis

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Uloboridae1 — Uloboridae1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Viciria praemandibularis (male) — Viciria praemandibularis (male)

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Zodariidae1 — Zodariidae1

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Zodariidae2 — Zodariidae2

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Zodariidae3 — Zodariidae3

Family Nephilidae orb-weaver — Zodariidae4 — Zodariidae4