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Banana Spider

Phoneutria nigirventer

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Field Notes

Description:

A big yellow and black spider. 8 legs

Habitat:

The woodsy area

Species ID Suggestions

Golden orb web spider

Nephila clavipes
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Stuart4
Please remove the confusion with the Armed Wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) from Southeastern Brazil. Unfortunately too many different types of spiders such as yours and those get mixed together under the far too vague term 'banana spider'

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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015

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