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Latin Name	Observation date	Location
Nephila kuhli	January 18 2025	Buket Alue Puteh, Aceh, Indonesia

This is the Nephila kuhli spider or also known as the kunir spider. It is one of the most interesting and unique species of spider from the Araneidae family. This species is widespread in the tropical regions of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, the characteristics that make this spider what stands out is the beautiful golden webs they make, their body size is also included in the large category when compared to several species of hunting spiders such as the oxyopes spider.

Nephila kuhli is very well known for its ability to build large, spiral-shaped webs that have a yellowish-white color and when there is a reflection of direct sunlight it will look like a gold sparkle. The web made by this spider is not only limited to trapping prey, but is also a beautiful art in the wild, the color of the spider web comes from the spider silk fibers that are produced which have reflective properties that refract light and give the impression of a golden glow, this uniqueness makes the Nephila kuhli web an object that is often used the center of attention by nature enthusiasts like us.

one of the interesting aspects of the nephila kuhli spider is the way they hunt, this spider is not the same as other hunting spiders, the oxyopes spider for example which relies on speed to catch prey, but not with this spider, the nephila kuhli really depend on their ability to make extraordinary webs to trap prey that fly or walk around the web, you need to know that these spider webs have strong enough resistance to trap large butterflies to night bats, and after the prey is trapped spiders will with very quickly inject their venom to paralyze prey.

Even though Nephila Kuhli spiders are known as efficient hunters, they have quite an interesting way of interacting with the environment around them. These spiders tend to choose quiet and protected places to build their webs, as you can see in the photo of the spider. This nephila kuhli spider builds a web under one of the lush trees and the surrounding conditions are very calm and rarely visited by humans and large creatures such as cows, buffalo and sheep, from this we can understand that they only build webs in certain guaranteed conditions. its security.