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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Golden Orb-weavers (Trichonephila) » Golden Silk Orbweaver (Trichonephila clavipes)
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golden silk spider ? - Trichonephila clavipes
Copyright © 2008 Gretchen L

golden silk spider ? - Trichonephila clavipes
Black Creek, Perry County, Mississippi, USA
August 8, 2008
There were many of these scattered around the campgrounds, with webs stretching between pairs of trees averaging 10+ feet apart. Amazing to see!
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Contributed by Gretchen L on 13 August, 2008 - 11:35pm
Last updated 13 September, 2008 - 1:06pm

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… john and jane balaban, 13 September, 2008 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

nice pic.
golden silk spider yes or also called the golden orb weaver very nice photo too. they say the web is so strong the natives would use it to make fishing nets.
… Spiderboy, 14 August, 2008 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

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golden silk spider...yep

Nephila clavipes. Largest web of any single spider.
… Matt Edmonds, 14 August, 2008 - 6:57am login or register to post comments

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