Spider pics - ID?

[Alakdan]

I recently went outdoors for some rest and recreation during the holiday season. I chanced upon an unusual spider resting on the trunk of a fig tree.

Any idea what this is?

I also found these spiders nearby.

By the way I'm from the Philippines and the area is in a secondary rain forest at an elevation of about 400 meters above sea level.

Thanks!

 

[jsloan]

The 1st spider looks like an ornate orb weaver, Herennia sp. (Nephilidae). These build their webs close to the surface of the trunk of a tree.

The 3rd (last) spider is another orb weaver, Nephila sp. (Nephilidae).

 

[bluefrogtat2]

very nice,i really like the first one..
andy

 

[huntsman]

I think the second spider is a is a bird dung spider.

 

[EXOPET]

3rd is Nephila pilipes

 

[Chilobrachys]

Spider #1 looks like it has an amblypygid carapace, that's sweet.