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We have been watching her and the others grow. There are two smaller females in the nest with her and two males. In our back yard there are 4 more nest. If you enlarge the picture you can see her underside in great detail. Tomorrow I'm going to try and get a video of her moving because her fangs are big. We noticed the bigger she gets the tighter the web around her becomes and the color is now different.
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- Submitted: Jul 27, 2021
- Photographed: Jul 27, 2021
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Valdosta, Georgia, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: On Flower,Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Trichonephila clavipes, Golden Silk Orb Weaver.
An amazing species. Their webbing has recently been discovered to be neuro-conductive, which is astonishing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichonephila_clavipes?wprov=sfti1
That’s really cool that the silk is used in nervous system surgeries!
That is very astonishing. I noticed that originally when I first photographed her the entire web was white. The closer it gets to the end of July the more golden the inside layers of the web become. She has not played any eggs yet but we plan to keep an eye on her and the ones on the side of the house.
She picked a great home to become a part of! Good for you for being so curious and nurturing. I hope she rids you of many mosquitos!