Spider
Spider

Dak (@Dakspyker@pixey.org)

Spider
Dak (@Dakspyker@pixey.org)
Looks like Trichonephila senegalensis. Are you in Africa or the middle east?
Definitely Nephila. Golden Orb Weavers like this are common in the mid-Atlantic. We had one that looked exactly like this living in a boxwood bush in our front yard in Pennsylvania. Enormous, and beautiful.
I'm betting OP is in North America, probably East coast.
Huh. After looking at their other pics, it does look like they don't live in the US. You may be right on the genus, but darned if that doesn't look exactly like our lady.
This looks exactly like the 2 golden orb weavers we have that hang around the house here in the south. Just as big and bright colored as well. Awesome creatures.
Definitely Nephila.
In 2019 a lot of Nephila have been reclassified as Trichonephila. A lot of sources aren't up to date with that.
I’m betting OP is in North America
Pretty sure he's not, I know the species there. He must be in Africa or Asia. And my match in Africa is pretty good ...
Going by OP's comment/post history, he's from Africa. So that's that.
Sorry for the late reply, Africa.