Trichonephila clavipes
(Golden Silk Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Nephila clavipes - Golden silk orbweaver found on the patio of a home in Columbia, SC. The spider was relocated to the garden area.

• Submitted by: 
  
  walkerpest-pro
• Submitted: Jan 29, 2018
• Photographed: Sep 15, 2017
• Spider: Trichonephila clavipes (Golden Silk Orb-weaver)
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Lateral