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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]
Cupiennius, known by the common name bromeliad spiders or as the often confused name banana spiders, [2] is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trechaleidae, named by Eugène Simon in 1891. [3] They are found from Mexico to northwestern South America, and on some Caribbean islands.
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
“Banana spiders get their common name because their abdomen (back section) is a bright yellow. Female banana spiders can be 3 inches or more across with their legs spread out, while males are ...
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 ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... Binomial name; ... Cupiennius foliatus is a banana spider species first documented in 1901 and found in Costa ...
Growing up in the 1990s, it seemed like banana spiders were everywhere. But many residents say they haven't seen the massive creepy crawlers in years.
Argiope appensa, also referred to as the Hawaiian garden spider [2] or banana spider, is an orb-weaving spider belonging to the family Araneidae. Distribution and habitat [ edit ]