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Golden orb weaver spider

To give you some sense of scale this little lady is larger than my hand. Cute!

Golden Orb Weaver Spider

Golden Orb Weaver Spider

Golden Orb Weaver Spider

Golden Orb Weaver Spider

It’s probably a Nephila pilipes and also likely to be a juvenile female. You can read more about this baby on Wikipedia. There are nine male admirers sitting in her web and waiting for her to return. The males are probably 5% of the size of the female. Yes, they really are that small.