Nephila
| Golden silk orb-weaver Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Ventral side of N. pilipes, Agumbe Rainforest, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nephilidae |
| Genus: | Nephila Leach, 1815 |
| Type species | |
| Aranea pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) | |
| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 11 species | |
Nephila is a genus of araneomorph spiders noted for the impressive webs they weave. Nephila consists of numerous species found in warmer regions around the world, although some species formerly included in the genus have been moved to Trichonephila. They are commonly called golden silk orb-weavers, golden orb-weavers, giant wood spiders, or banana spiders.