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Batik Golden Web Spider (Trichonephila antipodiana) feeding on a large Scarab beetle

on 10th March 2023
A female Batik Golden Web Spider (Trichonephila antipodiana) feeding on a large Scarab beetle spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 8 Jan 2023. Quite a large meal for a large spider.
Below is a gallery of four beautiful pictures Soh Kam Yung documented of the spider devouring the beetle.
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