Trichonephila clavipes
(Golden Silk Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

These spiders are beautiful and surround our home as we live next to a wooded area. My sunroom is 30 feet in the air so I can get some great shots sometimes. This one was spanned from the house over the driveway to the woods. I’ve heard them referred to as Garden Spiders but I am thinking maybe Golden Orb Weaver?

• Submitted by: 
  
  avae_89
• Submitted: Oct 5, 2022
• Photographed: Oct 5, 2022
• Spider: Trichonephila clavipes (Golden Silk Orb-weaver)
• Location: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
• Found in web?: Yes
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