Small snakes and dragonflies fall victim to these webs, as do fierce flyers like horseflies. Golden silk orb weaver spiders are even one of the predators that can eat hummingbirds on rare occasions.

Their arrival on the tiny island of Cousine in the Seychelles coincides with peak web size for the red-legged golden orb-web spiders. The female spiders, which can grow to the size of a hand, create ...

The clips, which the user describes as "a couple of [unedited] pics and videos I took from my Samsung phone" show a bright, spherical golden object ... bright glowing orb in the sky." ...

"Unlike other orb-weaving spiders, such as our garden orb-weavers, the golden orb-weavers stay in their web during the day and so these are often noted by the public," he explained. 🐍 Photo ...