Female Banded-Legged Golden Orb Spider (Nephila senegalensis), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Madagascar Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila inaurata madagascariensis) female on the web, Isalo National Park, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Golden silk orb weaver spider (Nephila) on its web, Perinet Reserve, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Eastern Madagascar, Africa

Banded-legged golden orb spider (Nephila senegalensis), female, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Banded-legged golden orb spider (Nephila senegalensis), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Female coastal golden orb-weaver spider (Nephila plumipes) web, Hopkins Creek. New South Wales. Australia, Pacific

Female coastal golden orb-weaver spider (Nephila plumipes) feeding on bee in web, Hopkins Creek. New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Female coastal golden orb-weaver spider (Nephila plumipes) and attending male, Hopkins Creek. New South Wales. Australia, Pacific

Golden Silk Orb-web or Orbweaver Spider (Nephila clavipes), Madagascar, Africa

Small male, top, and large female, bottom, silk spider (Nephila sp.), Africa, eating a leaf insect or walking leaf (Phylliidae)

Golden Silk Orb-Weaver Spider (Nephila), Bagan, Myanmar, South East Asia