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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]
The golden silk orb-weaver is named for the yellow color of the spider silk used to construct these webs. Yellow threads of their web shine like gold in sunlight. Carotenoids are the main contributors to this yellow color, but xanthurenic acid , two quinones , and an unknown compound may also aid in the color. [ 3 ]
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Trichonephila is a genus of golden orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1911, as a subgenus of Nephila. [2] Trichonephila was elevated to a genus by Kuntner et al. in 2019. [3]
Golden Spider Silk Cape made from Madagascar golden orb-weaver spider silk, Victoria and Albert Museum, London [28] There have been several efforts in the past to produce garments from Nephila silk although none commercially viable. [29] These include two bed hangings that were shown at the 1900 Paris Exhibition. [30]
It is referred to by the common name Australian golden orb weaver. [4] It is found in Indonesia from Java eastwards, Papua New Guinea, Australia, northern New Zealand, and New Caledonia. [2] It has a large body size variability, females can reach a body length of up to 40 millimetres, males about 7 mm.
Trichonephila clavata, also known as the Joro-spider (ジョロウグモ, Jorō-gumo), is a spider in the Trichonephila genus. Native to East Asia, it is found throughout China, Japan (except Hokkaidō), Korea, and Taiwan, and has been spreading across North America since the 2010s.
Nephilidae is a spider family commonly referred to as golden orb-weavers. [1] The various genera in the Nephilidae family were formerly placed in Tetragnathidae and Araneidae . All nephilid genera partially renew their webs.