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  2. Trichonephila clavipes - Wikipedia

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    Trichonephila clavipes (formerly known as Nephila clavipes), commonly known as the golden silk orb-weaver, golden silk spider, golden orb weaver spider or colloquially banana spider (a name shared with several others), is an orb-weaving spider species which inhabits forests and wooded areas ranging from the southern US to Argentina. [3]

  3. Argiope appensa - Wikipedia

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    The strikingly black and yellow females are 5.1–6.4 cm (2–2.5 in) long, including legs, while the brown males reach only about 1.9 cm (0.75 in). [ 3 ] On Guam , where Argiope appensa is ubiquitous, it is frequently visited by Argyrodes argentatus , that steals food from the host. [ 5 ]

  4. Banana spider - Wikipedia

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    Banana spider may refer to: Cupiennius, a South and Central American genus of spiders; Phoneutria, also known as Brazilian wandering spiders, a related South and Central American genus of extremely venomous spiders; Golden silk orb-weaver (Nephila), a widespread genus of large but rather harmless spiders, noted for their large durable webs

  5. Can a bite from a Texas banana spider kill? What is it? Here ...

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    It is the banana spider’s doppelganger, the Brazilian Wandering Spider, that was named the most venomous animal in 2007 by the Guinness Book of World Records. To tell the two apart, take a ...

  6. Phoneutria fera - Wikipedia

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    It is commonly known as the Brazilian wandering spider and the banana spider, [2] although these names are applied to other species in the genus Phoneutria, particularly Phoneutria nigriventer. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] P. fera tends to spend a larger amount of time in vegetation during the early period of its life and spends more time on the ground once it ...

  7. Argiope australis - Wikipedia

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    The Argiope were some of the first tropical spiders to be described, as far back as the early 1700s, probably a result of their relatively large size and colorful appearance. Because of this long history and the fact that early descriptions focused on coloration, which varies widely within a species, and abdominal shape, which is not diagnostic ...

  8. Giant banana spiders will soon return to SC yards. Here’s ...

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    Aside from size, both the male and female spider appear different from each other in coloration. “The female has yellow spots on a light orange/tan abdomen, while the males are dark brown and ...

  9. What’s the deal with those big banana spiders in SC ... - AOL

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    The banana spider is a frequent and often uncomfortable sight to be seen and is dominating local areas in the Palmetto State.