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Golden Silk Orbweaver

Nephila clavipes

Description:

Sorry for the blurry pictures. His Spider is about 2 inches in diameter including its legs.

Habitat:

Maritime forest. I spotted two on webs across a trail

1 Species ID Suggestions

SeanGreen
SeanGreen 8 years ago
Golden Silk Orbweaver
Nephila clavipes golden silk spider - Nephila clavipes


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2 Comments

SeanGreen
SeanGreen 8 years ago

These are wonderful (and harmless) spiders. I see them all the time on my Florida hikes. They make huge golden webs and feed on anything that gets in their web. I have seen the eat large lizards. They will rebuild their web daily. Enjoy watching her.

Machi
Machi 8 years ago

Try looking into the Nephila genus

puhldj18
Spotted by
puhldj18

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 2, 2015
Submitted on Jul 3, 2015

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