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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. 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 ...

  4. Nephila - Wikipedia

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    Nephila spiders vary from reddish to greenish yellow in color with distinctive whiteness on the cephalothorax and the beginning of the abdomen. Like many species of the superfamily Araneoidea, most of them have striped legs specialized for weaving (where their tips point inward, rather than outward as is the case with many wandering spiders).

  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. 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

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

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    Banana spiders in South Carolina can grow to be quite large, which may be alarming to any unsuspecting passerby who happens to cross one’s path. In addition, they can be quite brightly colored.

  8. 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 ]

  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. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support ...