Nephila pilipes eating Takydromus sp

[Randolph XX()]

http://x4.net.vnu.edu.tw/~tbgweb/cg...=1&type=.jpg&name=B5EFA4HADB1BBjB5_1124619144
photo taken by Blue Jay, Taiwan

 

[Anthony]

An amazing photo, the lizard could not even tear the web much.

 

[CedrikG]

nice spider , i've wanted this spider for a long time

 

[Randolph XX()]

An amazing photo, the lizard could not even tear the web much.

those webs can get sparrows sometimes...
i've used Nephila's web as a temperory moth net (i caught one in the mountain and made her spin a web infront of my window)since there were just too many at night seeking for the light and it worked like a charm!
but soon i gave up cuz that's a really big web, 3-4m, and i ran into it sometimes which is kinda annoying..

 

[Anthony]

Is it true that sometimes these or similar webs can be used as fish nets? They must be as strong as a black widow or stronger.

 

[cacoseraph]

those webs can get sparrows sometimes...
i've used Nephila's web as a temperory moth net (i caught one in the mountain and made her spin a web infront of my window)since there were just too many at night seeking for the light and it worked like a charm!
but soon i gave up cuz that's a really big web, 3-4m, and i ran into it sometimes which is kinda annoying..

that is awesome!

 

[cacoseraph]

Is it true that sometimes these or similar webs can be used as fish nets? They must be as strong as a black widow or stronger.

i've read the fishing things in pretty reputable sources... but never tried it myself =P

 

[Randolph XX()]

what's the fishing thing about? but i'll put my bet on widow webs..

 

[Anthony]

What I can remember is somthing like fishermen can use certain spider webs in place of regular fishing nets. They supposedly can catch fish I am not certain of fish size but considering what we have seen , maybe. I believe it was in the south seas I do not know where possibly someone else can clarify or add more. I would love to see a picture of this

 

[Randolph XX()]

another colorful angle

 

[JJJoshua]

Amazing photos.

I remember reading somewhere that sometimes they use multiple webs, laying one on top of the other. So the fish they catch may be a nice size..

 

[Anthony]

Great photo, that spider has amazing colors.

 

[Krapf0n]

i love those spiders, does anyone in the hobby keep one of them or knows if they can be kept succesfull in captivity?

 

[Bigboy]

That is flat out amazing. Just look at the dissolved tissue on that lizard!

 

[Randolph XX()]

i love those spiders, does anyone in the hobby keep one of them or knows if they can be kept succesfull in captivity?

u could, but u need a room with really good ventalization to let them spin their 3-5 meter webs, plus good humidty
one of my friend keeps one in the meshed orchid green house

 

[Peter_Parker]

what's the fishing thing about? but i'll put my bet on widow webs..

You probably wouldn't be able to use a widow web for fishing easily, even if they were strong enough (Nephilia silk is said to be 10x stronger than steel wire of the same length and diameter, the strongest of the spiders I hear), widow webs are just sooooo darn messy they do a good job of catching bugs with there haphazard design though.

 

[bannanaspider]

pic

Great pic,wow,do ya mean nephilia clavipes?