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21-10-2009, 11:19 AM
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'Giant' orb web spider discovered
Now that's what I call a bit of webbing!
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | 'Giant' orb web spider discovered
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  L. klugi, L. parahybana, G. rosea, G. pulchra, C. pentalore, A. geniculata, A. New River, C. cyaneopubescens, P. cambridgei, P. irminia, A. amazonica, A. avicularia, A. diversipes, A. Guyana, A. laeta, A. metallica, A. minatrix, A. Peru Purple, A. versicolor, B. boehmei, B. emelia, B. smithi, B. vagans, P. fasciata, P. formosa, P. miranda, P. ornata, P. pederseni, P. regalis, P. rufilata, P. striata, P. subfusca, N. chromatus, N. coloratovillosus C. schioedtei, L. violaceopes, T. apophysis, T. blondi, P. murinus (RCF), A. pissii, - too many for a sig. 
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21-10-2009, 11:21 AM
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Holy s***balls! That's massive!
"Dr Kuntner".....Hahaha!
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21-10-2009, 11:23 AM
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oh nice, it's got around 2" more leg span compared to the other Nephila.
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21-10-2009, 11:33 AM
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Paper can be downloaded from here:
PLoS ONE: Discovery of the Largest Orbweaving Spider Species: The Evolution of Gigantism in Nephila
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L. klugi, L. parahybana, G. rosea, G. pulchra, C. pentalore, A. geniculata, A. New River, C. cyaneopubescens, P. cambridgei, P. irminia, A. amazonica, A. avicularia, A. diversipes, A. Guyana, A. laeta, A. metallica, A. minatrix, A. Peru Purple, A. versicolor, B. boehmei, B. emelia, B. smithi, B. vagans, P. fasciata, P. formosa, P. miranda, P. ornata, P. pederseni, P. regalis, P. rufilata, P. striata, P. subfusca, N. chromatus, N. coloratovillosus C. schioedtei, L. violaceopes, T. apophysis, T. blondi, P. murinus (RCF), A. pissii, - too many for a sig.
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21-10-2009, 11:34 AM
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