Order Araneae
Family Nephilidae
The name derives from the golden colour of the web it weaves. The web is big, may be 1 or 2 m wide and is much more resistant than steel.
It is not agressive if it is not teased. Through the chelicerae it injects a venom which turns out harmless to people, unless they suffer from allergies.
It is not agressive if it is not teased. Through the chelicerae it injects a venom which turns out harmless to people, unless they suffer from allergies.
22-04-17 © Carlos Alberto Toledo
04-05-19 © Héctor Horacio García
25-03-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
19-03-16 © Sergio Cusano
The samll spider is the male A remarkable difference in size
04-05-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
15-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
Glittering-bellied emerald in a predicament
A glittering-bellied emerald saved by a hair's breadth
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