Giant Wood Spider (Nephila pilipes) is one of the most common spiders seen across Central India, owing to its size and the size of its web. Females are large and grow to a body size of 30–50 mm (overall size up to 20 cm), with males growing to 5–6 mm. One typically sees large webs from September till about December/January. It is around this time that the females who have mated will descend to the ground, lay eggs, and die. Seen in the video is a male attempting to mate with the female by checki

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