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 McPherson
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 McPherson
Adult female Golden Silk Spider in her web
Title: Adult female Golden Silk Spider in her web
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/23/2007
Mia McPherson
Golden Silk Spider and a dark background
Title: Golden Silk Spider and a dark background
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/11/2007
Mia McPherson
Golden Silk Spider female at Sawgrass Lake Park
Title: Golden Silk Spider female at Sawgrass Lake Park
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/21/2007
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Male and female Golden Silk Spiders in their web
Title: Male and female Golden Silk Spiders in their web
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/15/2007