Orb Weaver Spider gold swirl background is a species of butterfly

is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and east across the Palearctic

including Borneo

This specimen is encased in a 4"x7" frame

They lack the urticating hairs many other species of tarantula use for defense

This specimen is encased in a 3x4” frame

Orb Weaver Spider gold swirl background is a species of butterflyNephila spiders are especially noted for the impressive webs they weave. This particular specimen is Nephila maculata. The species can be found from Japan down to Australia and west to India. They also show extreme sexual size dimorphism, in which the male is a fraction of the size of the female. This specimen is encased in a 9x9 frame.