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Comments & ID Thoughts
Is it poisonous?
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- Submitted: Sep 6, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 6, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: DeFuniak springs, Florida, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks),Forest
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Nephila clavipes (Golden Silk Orb Weaver)
No, it’s not poisonous. Almost all spiders have venom, including this one, but most will do all they can to avoid a situation where they have to bite someone in self-defense. The venom won’t do much more than a hornet’s.