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Orb weaver spider - Trichonephila clavata
Copyright © 2021 Ellen Honeycutt

Orb weaver spider - Trichonephila clavata
WOODSTOCK, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
August 20, 2021
Size: 2 inches or less
I'm trying to figure out what species this is.

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Orb weaver spider - Trichonephila clavata Orb weaver spider - Trichonephila clavata
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Contributed by ehoneycutt on 20 August, 2021 - 2:00pm
Last updated 21 August, 2021 - 12:13am

Moved
Moved from Golden Orb-weavers.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 21 August, 2021 - 12:13am login or register to post comments

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This is right on the border of T. clavata territory in the US. This appears to be a juvenile female, and I'm not personally sure if it's T. clavata or the more widespread T. clavipes.
… chuuuuung, 20 August, 2021 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

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