J. P. Krux
Black Legged Death
Black-legged Golden Orb-web spider (Nephila fenestrata)
She is not dangerous for humans, only for insects. But with her size of nearly 10 cm (leg span) she looks very impressive.
Cape Town, South Africa
The female, with a body length of 20-30mm, is almost entirely black and the first, second and fourth pairs of legs have a brush of bristles on the tibia. The third pair of legs is the shortest with no brush. The abdomen is elongated (long oval) and is cream to yellow with the caudal section (towards the tail end) black or blue with speckles infusing forward into the yellow. There is a huge variation of abdominal patterns with the amount of black or blue on the abdomen. The key feature to identify this species is the black legs and window pattern ventrally. Thanks to www.projectnoah.org/spottings/27393215
Black Legged Death
Black-legged Golden Orb-web spider (Nephila fenestrata)
She is not dangerous for humans, only for insects. But with her size of nearly 10 cm (leg span) she looks very impressive.
Cape Town, South Africa
The female, with a body length of 20-30mm, is almost entirely black and the first, second and fourth pairs of legs have a brush of bristles on the tibia. The third pair of legs is the shortest with no brush. The abdomen is elongated (long oval) and is cream to yellow with the caudal section (towards the tail end) black or blue with speckles infusing forward into the yellow. There is a huge variation of abdominal patterns with the amount of black or blue on the abdomen. The key feature to identify this species is the black legs and window pattern ventrally. Thanks to www.projectnoah.org/spottings/27393215