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Golden Silk Spider

Nephila Clavipes

Description:

The females appear to be between 1 and 2 inches long. They have a white-looking (silvery) carapace and orange spots on its cylindrical body.

Habitat:

Usually found from Florida and other southern parts of North America. We found several at the edge of our woods where we store our fire wood.

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1 Comment

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 8 years ago

I love these spiders!!!

Hope Family
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Hope Family

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jul 6, 2015
Submitted on Jul 6, 2015

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