Talk:Golden silk orb-weaver

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Contents 1 Web Information? 2 Stub? 3 Poison? 4 Wood Spider 5 Spider video 6 Size

[edit] Web Information?

I have seen a ton of these in Florida and I never once saw gold webbing or webbing in the shape of a ball. There could be two different types with regular webbing and yellow webbing.

[edit] Stub?

Well, does this constitute as a stub article? I mean, are they mentioned in history or have any other thing that could be added? Or is this as long as it needs to be?

[edit] Poison?

Is this spider poisonous? If so, how poisonous? I think that this information would definitely add to the definition.

Nephila clavipes is definitely not venomous to humans, although I assume that like other spiders it can inject venom into its prey, I would imagine that if one of the genus is not venomous, so are the rest, but I don't know that as a fact. jimfbleak 07:07, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

They are not venomous, but their bite is very painful and can cause shock. Rusty2005 14:48, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I consulted this article to see if these spiders were venemous or not. I think it would be a good idea for someone who is knowledgeable on this subject to introduce this information into the main text.--Skb8721 14:06, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

The article now contradicts itself, saying that the venom is both lethal and non-lethal to humans. Which is it? Anty (talk) 08:43, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wood Spider

Nephila spiders in India usually go by the common name of Giant Wood Spiders. Wonder if that name can be included. Shyamal 08:06, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spider video

there is another version. It's is much longer and contains more footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B81ZzU7hJPY

[edit] Size

How big is this type of spider? I can't see the info on the page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 142.162.239.103 (talk) 21:34, 7 December 2006 (UTC).