Summary ²

Trichonephila clavipes is the only species of the genus Trichonephila indigenous to continental North and South America. In the United States, it is commonly known as the "banana spider".

Brittany's Notes ³

Previously Nephila clavipes. Beautiful, abundant spider that has silk that shines gold in the right light. Silk is extremely strong, stronger than average silk and 8x stronger than steel. Males extremely smaller than females. Mate while she is busy feeding. Gentle giants.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Laura Gaudette, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), uploaded by Laura Gaudette
2. Adaptado por Brittany M de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichonephila_clavipes
3. (c) Brittany M, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Wikipedia
• World Spider Catalog (WSC)

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