Giant Golden Orb-Weaver
Nephila pilipes
Wholesale
Category
True Spiders / Huntsmans
Minimum order
MOQ 20 head
Per-head price
Partners Only
Overview
Adult Length
Female 15 – 20 cm legspan (males tiny, under 1 cm body)
Venom
Mild venom — a bite is roughly bee-sting equivalent, causing local pain, redness and occasional blistering; not medically significant. Very reluctant to bite.
In the Wild
Habitat
Forest edges, clearings and gardens across South and Southeast Asia. Females build huge, golden, semi-permanent orb webs strung between trees. 0 – 1,500 m.
Wild Diet
Flying insects — moths, flies, bees, beetles, cicadas — and occasionally small birds caught in the web. A web-bound sit-and-wait predator.
Captive Care
Temperature
26 – 30 °C ambient — 24 °C cool end
Humidity
70 – 80 %. Mist the web area daily; the spider drinks droplets.
UV Requirements
None required.
Feeding
Winged feeders (flies, moths, locusts) plus crickets and roaches. Every 3 – 5 days — a heavy eater.
Enclosure
Large open or mesh enclosure with a tall frame for the orb web; the spider sits centrally and rarely leaves the hub. Min 40 × 40 × 60 cm tall.
Temperament
Placid and sedentary; sits in its web and only bites if grabbed. Among the calmer large spiders to display.
Distribution in Thailand