Golden Orb Weaving Spiders are large spiders with silvery-grey to plum coloured bodies and brown-black, often yellow banded legs. The males are tiny and red-brown to brown in colour. The main difference between the common Sydney species, Nephila plumipes and N.
Golden Orb Weaving Spiders are found in dry open forest and woodlands, coastal sand dune shrubland and mangrove habitats.
Golden Orb Weaving Spiders are found in dry open forest and woodlands, coastal sand dune shrubland and mangrove habitats.
Just a quick video of a golden orb spider i found eating a snake in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
The full story is the snake fell into the web, which is why the thick yellow web is around the snake. The spider immediatley attacked the snake.