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Golden-silk Orbweaver

Nephila clavipes

Photo by LivanEscudero
Published on Project Noah
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25.7344, -80.309

Field Notes

Habitat:

wooded areas, mangroves

Notes:

These spiders (also called banana spiders) are very common and numerous here at parks and wooded areas. This park has a large number of them. In the last picture I wanted to show the large female vs. the small male.

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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of Florida
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2012

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