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Giant Wood Spider

Nephila pilipes

Local name: Lakra / काष्ठ मकड़ी

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Females can exceed 15 cm across the legs; males are tiny.

Identification

The Giant Wood Spider (Nephila pilipes) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Lakra / काष्ठ मकड़ी.

Habitat. Forest clearings and large gardens; huge orb webs

Diet. Flying insects

Field notes. A spectacular golden orb-weaver. Harmless to people. Most calls are fear-based — educate and leave the web in place. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Unlisted.

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Habitat

Forest clearings and large gardens; huge orb webs

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Diet

Flying insects

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Behavior

A spectacular golden orb-weaver. Harmless to people. Most calls are fear-based — educate and leave the web in place.

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