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Golden Silk Orbweaver (Trichonephila clavipes)
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Copyright © 2017
ninamar
Nephalia clavipes (female and male) -
Trichonephila clavipes
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Coconut creek, Florida, Florida, USA
August 26, 2017
larger femaile with small male behind her
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Contributed by
ninamar
on 27 August, 2017 - 4:18pm
Last updated 1 September, 2017 - 5:26am
Photo is upside down
You have posted the photo upside down. These spiders always hang in their webs head-down, never head-up. The only time a Nephila would be seen head-up or sideways in her web is if she was maneuvering around or working on the web. In your photo, this large female and the small male behind her are clearly hanging stationary in the web, so they would have been facing head-down. I would suggest that you flip both photos to reflect how the spiders naturally appear. (the direction of the lighting and shadows would make more sense that way as well.)
You should also consider adding "female with male" (using symbols) after the title, (Nephila clavipes), since the photos nicely illustrate the difference in size between the large female and small male.
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Linda Erickson AKA The Spider Chick
, 1 September, 2017 - 3:45am
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