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Golden orb-web spider

Nephila clavipes

Photo by G u s t a v o
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YvetteForte
Is it a Banana Spider, Nephila clavipes? Looks like it to me. We have them here in the backyard, and yes, they definitely feast on cicada season. :)
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PublishedAugust 20, 2011

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