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Banana Spider

Nephila clavipes

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

This female has a yellow/orange abdomen, and there are clumps of hair on the legs. There is a cicada in the web.

Habitat:

Found along a trail at Brazos Bend SP. Lots of water and oak trees nearby.

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Nephila clavipes

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State Parks, NWR, WMA's of Texas
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PublishedOctober 8, 2015

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