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- Submitted: Sep 10, 2025
- Photographed: Sep 9, 2025
- Spider: Trichonephila clavata (Jorō spider)
- Location: Dawsonville , Georgia, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),On Flower,Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Jul 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025
Spartanburg , 
Looks like a male Trichonephila genus orb weaver.
https://entomologytoday.org/2025/10/28/joro-spiders-management-methods-bite-unlikely-minimal-harm/ Here’s a weird Entomology Today article about Jorōs. Someone did research on how easy or difficult it is to get bitten by them.
The T. clavata seems to have the same temperament as the T. clavipes, similar venom.
Decades back, I assisted Steven Kutcher with his spider demo and spider art.
Next booth a person had T.clavipes and one of few spiders at the fair they would let children handle, as they are docile and very reluctant to bite. I compare handling them to Preying Mantis.