Golden-silk Spider Images, Facts and Information:
Trichonephila clavipes
- Golden-silk Spiders are also known as Banana Spider, Golden Silk Orbweaver Spiders, and Giant Wood Spiders.
- Golden-silk Spiders are named for the golden silk they construct their webs with.
- Golden-silk Spiders can be found in North, Central and South America. In North America they are found in warmer climates.
- Female Golden-silk Spiders can grow to be three inches long, not including their long legs, males are tiny in comparison.
- Golden-silk Spiders eat a wide variety of small to medium-sized flying insects, including flies, bees, wasps, moths, butterflies, beetles and dragonflies.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Golden-silk Spider photos.
Mia McPherson2020-08-23T16:34:58-05:00
Female Golden-silk Spider against a blue sky
Title: Female Golden-silk Spider against a blue sky
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/23/2007
Mia McPherson2020-08-23T17:18:43-05:00
Adult female Golden-silk Spider
Title: Adult female Golden-silk Spider
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/23/2007
Mia McPherson2020-08-23T16:34:36-05:00
Golden-silk Spider and a dark background
Title: Golden-silk Spider and a dark background
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 8/11/2007
Mia McPherson2020-08-23T16:34:06-05:00
Golden-silk Spider female
Title: Golden-silk Spider female
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 7/21/2007
Mia McPherson2020-08-23T16:48:16-05:00
Male and female Golden-silk Spider in their web
Title: Male and female Golden-silk Spider in their web
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/15/2007