nephila (khulii ?) ...
spiders are invertebrate animals that produce silk, have eight legs, commonly have eight eyes and no wings. more precisely, a spider is any member of the arachnid order araneae. nephelia's are commonly called as giant wood spiders, spin one of the largest orb's in the woods ... what we see here is the female ...the male is many times smaller than the female, some are 1,000 times smaller ! the male is so tiny that he can live on the female's web, stealing her food, often without her even noticing him. she may not even notice that he has crept up and inseminated her ! mating can take up to 15 hours ! The female lives slightly longer than the male.
posted by wildpic at 11:13 AM
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another great pic....most of which will no doubt go into a ppt presentation...keep it coming ;-)
Suresh, do you have any info on the strength of the web.
we are not the only ones doing a job, Every body is working for survival, so much labour involved.
thx jrg, let it spread its wings and fly. my only hope is that my idea of conservation thru beauty works ... any how !
sure rauf ... will post them for you. it has been used as fishing line by some tribes !
how big is this? i like the way it disappears against the pattern of the web.
chinna, the body would be app 2-2.5 inch, the whole specimen should be close to 5 inches.
yes, if not for the blur of the back drop the drama of the web wont be justified.
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