Giant Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila pilipes) waiting for prey

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This picture was taken in South Africa in a garden of a hotel

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Size: 3976px × 3456px
Location: South Africa
Photo credit: © Sanjiv Shukla / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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