Trichonephila clavipes
(Golden Silk Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 205428

Submitted by:
alton3rd
Submitted: Aug 18, 2025
Photographed: Aug 18, 2025
Spider: Trichonephila clavipes (Golden Silk Orb-weaver)
Location: Bay Minette, Alabama, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes:

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BugmanDan

August 18, 2025 1:20 pm

Trichonephila clavipes, gold silk orb weaver.

Ozzkat

August 18, 2025 4:18 pm

I agree with Dan. Always wanted to see one of these! Very visually striking spiders.

TangledWeb

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Reply to Ozzkat

August 19, 2025 1:00 am

I hope you do. They’re in your State. Ive only seen one ( South Carolina). We found it on ( a military practice bombing range) / hiking trail. It was in young trees, pimes, and greenbrier. It’s an intense memory, the webs are about face level and it moved kinda robotically.