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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
Reverse view. The web is 3-dimensional but it does have a center circular web inside. Not visibly golden in color.

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Orb weaver spider - Trichonephila clavata Orb weaver spider - Trichonephila clavata
Contributed by ehoneycutt on 20 August, 2021 - 2:02pm
Last updated 21 August, 2021 - 12:13am

Moved
Moved from Golden Orb-weavers.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 21 August, 2021 - 12:13am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… chuuuuung, 20 August, 2021 - 2:23pm

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