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Golden Silk Orbweaver Spiderling - Trichonephila clavipes
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Golden Silk Orbweaver Spiderling - Trichonephila clavipes
Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
May 18, 2014
Size: ~3 mm (body length)
Based on the appearance, location (not far from where a brood of Nephila clavipes emerged on April 28), and type of web (orb web with additional barrier webs surrounding it), I strongly suspect that this is a Nephila clavipes spiderling.

This picture shows some of the web.

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Contributed by Ungoliant on 18 May, 2014 - 6:41pm
Last updated 20 April, 2015 - 7:20am

Moved
Moved from Golden Silk Orbweaver.
… Lynette Elliott, 20 April, 2015 - 7:20am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 23 May, 2014 - 9:59am

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