"Nephila" redirects here. For the use in Aramaic culture, see Orion (constellation). For the race mentioned in the Book of Genesis, see Nephilim. Golden silk orb-weaver Temporal range: Middle Jurassic - Recent, 165–0Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Nephila clavipes Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Family: Nephilidae Genus: Nephila Leach, 1815 Species N. antipodiana N. clavata N. clavipes N. edulis N. inaurata †N. jurassica N. madagascariensis N. pilipes N. plumipes N. senegalensis N. komaci more Diversity More than 150 species (new ones are discovered every year) N. pilipes on Lamma Island, Hong Kong Nephila The golden silk orb-weavers (genus Nephila) are a genus of araneomorph spiders noted for the impressive webs they weave. Nephila consists of numerous individual species