Comments on: World’s Largest Web-spinning Spider http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/21/worlds-largest-web-spinning-spider/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Largest spider http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/21/worlds-largest-web-spinning-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1974843 Largest spider Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:50:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26991#comment-1974843 Such a great discovery. I just wonder when people will explore the Earth. Every day we found new species of spiders. Every day they surprise us. Such a great discovery. I just wonder when people will explore the Earth. Every day we found new species of spiders. Every day they surprise us.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/21/worlds-largest-web-spinning-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1904130 Sebastian Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:00:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26991#comment-1904130 ...Ok, now i have confirmation. I personally ran across a spider sitting in its web that makes 5" sound like a joke. I remember it quite well since i came about 3 feet from walking right into it head-first. It was in the state of Rio de Janeiro...To the south and on an Island. web was at LEAST 5' across and maybe 2.6' high - a bird wouldve easily been caught in it. the spider was sitting dead center just like any web spider might...only this one was roughly 12" across legspan - conservatively! I seriously think i ran across the largest webspider in the world - based on where i saw it, it makes sense that no one has ever observed it. i'd love to chat with a spider expert about it... contact me …Ok, now i have confirmation. I personally ran across a spider sitting in its web that makes 5″ sound like a joke. I remember it quite well since i came about 3 feet from walking right into it head-first.

It was in the state of Rio de Janeiro…To the south and on an Island. web was at LEAST 5′ across and maybe 2.6′ high – a bird wouldve easily been caught in it.

the spider was sitting dead center just like any web spider might…only this one was roughly 12″ across legspan – conservatively!

I seriously think i ran across the largest webspider in the world – based on where i saw it, it makes sense that no one has ever observed it. i’d love to chat with a spider expert about it…

contact me

]]> By: godoggo http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/21/worlds-largest-web-spinning-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1882584 godoggo Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:06:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26991#comment-1882584 Oops, different spider. Never mind. Oops, different spider. Never mind.

]]> By: godoggo http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/21/worlds-largest-web-spinning-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1882582 godoggo Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:03:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26991#comment-1882582 According to the article I read, it's an herbivore. So what's web for? According to the article I read, it’s an herbivore. So what’s web for?

]]> By: TimW http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/21/worlds-largest-web-spinning-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1876281 TimW Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:54:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26991#comment-1876281 Here it is! I would say that is nearly a 5" leg span. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nephila_clavipes_perspective.JPG Here it is! I would say that is nearly a 5″ leg span.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nephila_clavipes_perspective.JPG

]]> By: TimW http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/21/worlds-largest-web-spinning-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1876280 TimW Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:52:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26991#comment-1876280 It might be the largest web-spinning spider, but a related golden orb spider found along the US gulf coast (Nephila clavipes)spins webs well larger than three feet across. I've walked into many of them in my time. It might be the largest web-spinning spider, but a related golden orb spider found along the US gulf coast (Nephila clavipes)spins webs well larger than three feet across. I’ve walked into many of them in my time.

]]> By: BamaChris http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/21/worlds-largest-web-spinning-spider/comment-page-1/#comment-1874548 BamaChris Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:07:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26991#comment-1874548 Wow, I'd hate to run into one of these. Wow, I’d hate to run into one of these.

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