Before this catches on with miserable adult babies reblogging to only add βKILL IT WITH FIREβ or some other idiotic, unfunny meme:
This is a mature female spider of the Nephila genus. Iβm not sure the exact species, but members of this genus are also known as βgolden silk orb weavers.β Their yellow-orange silk can be used to make golden cloth, like in this tapestry.
The bite of a Nephila isnβt serious. Wikipedia describes the worst case scenario - localized pain or a more severe allergic reaction - but most bitten will only experience a little itching. Like any spider, they only bite in self defense or when forcibly pressed against skin, and these big females are especially docile. Iβve held a related species on two occasions, they donβt scare very easily.
Theyβre so laid back, in fact, and so insistent on remaining in the same web, that these are the spiders some cultures have used as mosquito guards, deliberately setting them up to spin webs in open windows or over the top of a babyβs crib.
You can trust spiders with babies. Donβt be an asshat about your phobia plz. (By which I mean itβs perfectly okay to have a phobia and be afraid, but you donβt need to hate all spiders and wish they were all dead they didnβt do anything but get born spiders)