joro-gumo

I mentioned these spiders before when I was up near the foreigners cemetary/china town last week. Now one of the fuckers has decided to make his home on my balcony! Not impressed! A quick search on the internet told me it is of the Nephila Clavata variety...also known as big yellow and black scarry fucker. The japanese call it the joro-gumo I think. Pretty sure it can't hurt me too much. The web is massive too. I will probably add some better photos later if I can get some good shots with a camera other than my mobile phone!