They're... they're beautiful!!!

Yea, I wish I knew what they were, but alass, my "otter who knows all bug knowledge" source is offline at the moment...

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That bad, huh? ;P

You do not understand, sir.

Golden silk orb weaver, I'd say. An orb weaver, for sure. All of these very large spiders with the yellow-black-white markings, who perch on giant webs, tend to be a type of orb weaver. They are mostly harmless, docile spiders. I wouldn't play with them, because a bite from one could be painful just based on their size... but they aren't aggressive at all.

Thanks! I figured they were probably some kind of orb weaver from what little info I could find on the web, just based on their yellow and black legs though. I left them alone after taking the picture. Thank you for the info :D

Definitely Nephila sp. of some sort. Big beautiful spiders they are.

Indeed so! :D

Oh nu! One lost a leg, it seems.

Good thing they have 7 more to spare :3