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Thailand, Koh Samui 2007, this spider is 3 times bigger than a matchbox ...
Golden Orb Web SpiderNephila maculata
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i believe this is the most colorful spider i've seen in my life
very lovely shot though! 
ehh...i can't take pictures of them hardly at all unless they're the size of my thumbnail lol
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Yes me too
I am scared to, but i had to take a shot of this amazing thing
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great! i love the spider...but this is a incredible macro shoot!
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wow, thanks hon, so much
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Very pretty...
but I'm soooo scared of spiders.
Great work Nina!!!
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Thanks hon, it amazed me so the colors, but i am scared too
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great picture.
but i am terrified of bugs ~_~;;;;;
and knowing its size scares me
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haha, yes but when you see this bid spider for real...I had to take picture it has amazing colors
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Great shot of a BIG bug
I wonder,do they taste like chicken or fish(LOL)?
I'm sure that bite would hurt alot!
LTR,
GFG
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They taste like 
I have no idea about their bite
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Now about that toast,raisin or whole wheat?
Who was suppose to bring the butter?
Is this breakfast or a lunch?
where's that !@#$% butter knife?
(sigh)
What's a fellow to do when he can't find the butter knife when meeting a Lady Fair?
Sincerely,Truly,Deeply(U know the rest...)
GFG
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first of all, i have the fear of spiders but, i had to look at this, its colours...they blow me away
holy crap- 3 times bigger than a match box...... *RUNS*
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Yeah, its amazing colors and yes very big
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oh my goodness!
if I ever saw one of those in real life I think I might have a heart attack or something! eek!
it's beautiful tho! amazing focus!
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haha, it was an amazing site
Thanks
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Ok...awesome shot as always, great color, but HOLY CRAP! I would die...not kidding. Wow...What a spider.
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Yes what a spider, it was such amazing sight, but also scary
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it's pretty colorful. nice close shot
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Thanks, yes the colors are amazing
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Wow, what a strange spider. I'd hate to wake up with that hanging over me. Good time to post it on Halloween.
~V
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hahaha, if I voke up with this hanging over me, I would have died
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That is awsome! It's very pretty!
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OH MY God!! What a beautiful image!!
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Yes it sure is perry, but huge
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Quote:
"Thailand, Koh Samui 2007, this spider is 3 times bigger than a matchbox ... "
Please do me a favor... KEEP THAT IN THAILAND!
(Don't you see i'm a hero? ^^)
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I'm serious... I'm a hero! ^^
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Aww, you are, please tel me about it ?
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Well.., I never lie...
And I'm not scared for spiders at all!
And that's all because of this little friend of me:[link] !
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I'm no expert for spiders, but I'd guess it's some kind of nephila ("golden silk orb-weaver").
They are that large, weave impressive webs and are native to Thailand. You'll just have to find the species with matching colors...
Oh, nice shot btw.
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wow, thanx a lot for the information dear
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Ahh, you found your species. Somehow my second comment got swallowed by dA the first time, so let's try it again.
Some additional information I forgot to include and which seems to be missing from the (interesting!) article you linked, too:
Every other comment asks about the poison. I'm glad to inform you that despite their impressive size the poison of those spiders is completely harmless to humans (Actually, their pincers have trouble just to pierce human skin).
Those spiders are quite popular pets. Contrary to other spiders they usually repair their web instead of consuming it and weaving a new one. So if you have a place at a window where spider and human don't disturb each other you can settle it there and it will stay put.
Our zoological-botanical garden keeps a few of them along the paths through the greenhouses. Quite interesting to watch the people discovering them 
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wow, thanks so deeply much for all this information hon, how do you know so much? where do you live?
THANKS it is so interesting to read
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Now, first an amendment to my last post: Reading it again I get the feeling I might have pictured nephila too harmless. They should be quite capable to bite a human if you really insisted
Then: I'm really no expert for spiders in general. But when I encountered the semi-free one in our zoo I somehow became quite interested specifically in nephila (wonder why...) I'm by no means arachnophobic, but as you know up close and personal they are quite impressive
My knowledge about them is 100% pure Google.
I live in Stuttgart, the centre of the Wild South of Germany. (If you put the coordinates displayed on my dA page under "Current Residence" into Google Earth it will land you within a few meters from my position right now...) Our "Wilhelma" [link] is said to be the only "zoological-botanical garden" (as opposed to "zoo") in Europe. I'm a quite frequent visitor there.
One story I encountered while researching nephila (Don't read on if spiders give you shivers. Don't click the link if additionally you can read German): [link]
Someone who for quite some time always kept one of those spiders in his room once had the problem that his newest roommate had put it's web half in front of a bookshelf. To get at some of his books he had to reach around the web, the spider inches from his nose.
One day he accidently dropped his LOTR into the web. The spider survived, though confused, the web was a complete loss.
When he awoke the next morning and sat up in his bed his face encountered a soft but strong resistance... He describes the seconds till he found the lightswitch as "quite creepy".
The shocked spider had filled the room with criss-crossing strands and was dangling 40 cm from his nose...
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wow, this is a lot of perfect information dear, THANK you, its so darn interesting all you write, is the spider in the window in your house
I do not read German though, too bad
That story was sure creepy, but I suppose it was ok with him, since he did have it in hes house as a pet
They make huge webs, i have taken a very bad picture of it but I will upload it for you to see if you want 
Thanks again, if you have more picture you find on Google please send me links, this is so fun
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Ooops, seems I should word my comments more clearly. No, the depicted nephila - "Sonja" - is a celebrity at our local zoo, the "Wilhelma". While I don't fear spiders, I'm not really attracted to them, either. Besides, if I were to keep a pet with eight legs I'd opt for something fluffy like (Warning, seriously large spider ahead!) [link] 
I only now realize that a lot of information on keeping nephila as a pet available on the web is written in German. Interesting... However, giving the link to the original German story is more the scientist in me, always documenting the source of his quotations
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i would never have a spider as a pet, I am scared of them all
Thanks again for your words
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IIIIIIIIIIIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
I'm afraid of Spiders ;_;
But it's a nice focus anyway =]
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Thanx, i do not like them aether but these colors amazed me a lot
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