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Golden orb web spider

Nephila clavipes

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•It's the only species of golden orb-web spider that lives in North and South America.
•Males are three to four times smaller than females.
•They aren't agressive and have a relatively harmless.

Habitat:

North and South America
-I saw this spider in Itaipava (RJ, Brazil)

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PublishedAugust 21, 2016

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