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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. 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 ...

  5. World Spider Catalog - Wikipedia

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    The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of web pages in 2000, created by Norman I. Platnick of the American Museum of Natural History.

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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

  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.