giant golden orb-web spider (nephila pilipes) waiting for prey : (pix sanjiv shukla)

giant golden orb web spider nephila pilipes northern weaver orb-web silk orb-weaver wood banana southeast asia oceania garden orb-weaving egg sac female gigantism male dwarfism dark yellow-brown colour yellow stripe dense hair eye black leg abdomen front rear horn-like bulge sexual dimorphism exoskeleton molting chemical signaling rainforest humid environment thermoregulatory behavior venom food cache wrapping prey ultra violet radiation flying insect