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This is a screenshot from a YouTube posting by John Stanton, asking for help with identifying the spider. It created a large multi-layer web over a fallen log in the woods behind his house, in Greer, SC. It's clearly an orb weaver but any help about which one? The markings are so distinctive. Thanks.
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- Submitted: Oct 23, 2024
- Photographed: Oct 23, 2024
- Spider: Trichonephila clavata (Jorō spider)
- Location: Greer, South Carolina, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Ventral
Nov 3, 2024
Nov 2, 2024
Greenway Farm Park, Hixson, TN, 
Date taken is not 10/23/24 but a year ago, so Oct 2023.
Identified! Joro Spider (Trichonephila clavata)
I’ve identified the spider. How do i add its ID to the photos?
Trichonephila clavata
Thanks but still don’t know how to add the ID to the photos? Any help here?
I forwarded your inquiry to the admin, info@Spider ID.com.
I am new here.
Thx! I tried that but hoping they’re more organized now. I thought maybe they were busy trying to get the new version out.
Welcome to both of you! I think there was hesitation to ID this one because we aren’t sure if you have permission from the video owner to use the images. I allow photos without permission for the purpose of asking questions, in the way you have posted these ( with image owner cited). I delete the posts from our gallery if permission isn’t granted by the image owner. You can link this to the YouTube comment section to ask. Your other questions 🙂 – You can’t update the title ID on a photo, that’s my job. These things can take… Read more »
Appreciate your work and your reply. Thanks very much! Love having real people : >