Golden Orb Weaver Spider gilded patterns The wings have been painted

The wings have been painted with gold liquid gilding and are not naturally golden color

or even blue

Southern Chaina

This species has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for many centuries to treat various neuronal problems

their numbers are declining due to pesticides

Golden Orb Weaver Spider gilded patterns The wings have been paintedNephila spiders are especially noted for the impressive webs they weave. This particular specimen is Nephila maculata. The species can be found from Japan down to Australia and west to India. They also show extreme sexual size dimorphism, in which the male is a fraction of the size of the female. This specimen is encased in a 9x9 frame.