Images of big female with a male nearby. She is mature and gravid, her legs span the full length of my hand
Two smaller Coastal Golden Orb Weavers and a huge web
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Often with a leg-span greater than the length of an adult human's hand these gentle spiders are found in huge complex webs in quiet, shady parts of the garden or in the bush. The yellow bands are on the legs are one obvious difference between this spider and the Golden Orb Weaver found elsewhere
Coastal Golden Orb Weaver
Close ups above and beneath a female.
Nephila sp.