Scientists Discover ‘Giant’ orb web spider

There seems to be a spider buzz going around in the scientific community. Earlier this month scientist discover the vegetarian spider and now in South Africa and Madagascar they have found a rare web spider.

The new spider had been named  Nephila komaci and according to the Plos One journal, it is the largest golden orb spinning spider known to science. Females of this group of species are only “giants”, with a leg span of up to 12cm (4.7in); the male spiders are tiny by comparison. Scientists  who discovered these new species say  that the female spiders are capable of spinning webs that reach up to 1m (3ft 3in) in diameter.

Read more about the ‘Giant’ orb web spider at BBC.com.