Male and Female Golden Orb Weaver Spider (IMAGE)

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Male and Female Golden Orb Weaver Spider

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This photo shows extreme sexual size dimorphism in Nephila spiders: Small male on large female, N. pilipes, Singapore.

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Photo M. Kuntner

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