Otherwise known as golden orb weaver or giant golden orb weaver is a species of golden orb-web spider. It resides all over countries in East and Southeast Asia as well as Oceania. It is commonly found in primary and secondary forests and gardens. Females are large and grow to a body size of 30–50mm, with males growing to 5–6mm. It is the second largest of the orb-weaving spiders. The first, second, and fourth pairs of legs of juvenile females have dense hairy brushes, but these brushes disappear as the spider matures.

Systematic position  

• Domain : Eukaryota
• Kingdom : Animalia
• Phylum : Arthropoda
• Subphylum : Chelicerata
• Class : Arachnida
• Order : Araneae
• Infraorder : Araneomorphae
• Family : Nephilidae
• Genus : Nephila
• Species : pilipes