The tiny silver spider at right shares
the web and food of Golden Silk
Spiders. It is known as a
"kleptoparasite."
The Golden Silk Spider is the largest webweaver
in the USA, ranging southward to Argentina.
The big female below is being approached
by a little male interested in mating.
GOLDEN SILK SPIDER
Her freshly-spun silk frequently has a golden color, as seen in
the left image directly below. At right is a cousin in Peru.
Argyrodes nephilae
Nephila clavipes