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ORB WEAVER
Introduction Have you ever seen a spider that is 40 mm long? How about a spider that can build a web over a river that is 15 feet wide? Read about this fantastic animal in this exciting article!
Physical Characteristics The golden silk orb weaver has many interesting features. It grows to be 10 mm [male] 20-40 mm female. It also has 8 legs and 2 fangs. The golden silk orb weaver is orange, black, and brown. It makes sounds but humans can’t hear them. It smells like dead insects. The golden silk orb weaver usually walks. It doesn’t have horns, a tongue or use camouflage.
Fun facts The golden silk orb weaver is interesting and full of energy. It’s an arachnid. They are known for their golden webs. The golden silk orb weaver is also called the giant Nepalia spider. The golden silk orb weaver communicate with other spiders. It is very intelligent for a spider.
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The golden silk orb weaver has fur on its legs. It has very good hearing. The golden silk orb weaver has no teeth other than it’s fangs. It’s babies are 1 mm long.
Habitat In the forests of South Africa lives the golden silk orb weaver. It lives in a hot climate. The golden silk orb weaver makes its web and lives in it. The golden silk orb weaver sleeps in its web. It has other dead animals in it’s web. The golden silk orb weaver does not hibernate.
Food The golden silk orb weaver is always waiting for its next victim. The golden silk orb weaver is a carnivore .....
...... The golden silk orb weaver’s diet is mainly of bugs and small birds. It gets it’s food by trapping insects in it’s web. It’s poison turns the insides of insects to liquid and then it sucks the liquid out of the insect. It eats 1 insect a day. It can go 1 month with out food. the
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Life cycle
The golden silk orb weaver only lives for 1 year but always has energy. It’s diurnal which is the opposite of nocturnal. It lives alone until it mates. The golden silk orb weaver’s mating season is in the fall. It lays it’s eggs in egg sacs. The golden silk orb weaver has 200 eggs per season. It’s babies eat insects. It’s independent. It does not migrate. When it dies it decomposes into the ground.
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Predators The golden silk orb weaver is a predator to all insects and small birds. It’s predators are small but big to the golden silk orb weaver. The golden silk orb weaver predators are the mongoose, elephant shrew, and spiders.
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