No. #153 · Giants
Golden Silk Orb-weaver
Trichonephila clavipes
Also called: banana spider
Spiders & KinGiants
Where to look
Regions
N. AmericaS. America
Habitats
woodland
When it is out
- 🌆 Active at dusk
- 🌴 Active all year in the tropics
- 📏 One of the giants: among the biggest in its group
Seasonal activity
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Peak is Jul–Oct.
Research-grade sightings worldwide, by month · Data: iNaturalist community observations
Life cycle
No metamorphosis
EggYoungAdult
Egg → young → adult. The young look like tiny adults and simply molt as they grow; no larva, no pupa.
Stage lengths vary by species and temperature, so we don’t print them.
Safety
Peeka gives a safety read on every identification. This species is not in our hand-checked list yet, so we do not print a level here.
Golden Silk Orb-weaver just checked in. The neighbors are curious.In Peekabug
Card #153 in the Giants set. Catch it with the camera and it checks into your Bug Hotel.
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