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The spider species Trichonephila clavata, commonly known as Joro spider, belongs to the genus Trichonephila, in the family Araneidae. Trichonephila clavata spiders have been sighted Taxonomic Hierarchy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Araneidae
- Genus: Trichonephila
- Species: Trichonephila clavata
Other Common Names
Joro spider, Asian Fortune-teller Spider
Author
L. Koch, 1878
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Sightings Overview
There have been 11 confirmed sightings of Trichonephila clavata (Joro spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on September 17, 2023 by Spider ID member algee109. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 11 sightings because of certain Trichonephila clavata sightings reporting incomplete data.
- Web: 100% of the time, Trichonephila clavata spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 11)
- Sex: 3 female and 2 male.
- Environment: Trichonephila clavata has been sighted 14 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
- Outdoors: Man-made structure (6). Low foliage (3). High foliage (4). Forest (1).
Location and Range
Trichonephila clavata (Joro spider) has been sighted in the following countries: Myanmar, United States.
Trichonephila clavata has also been sighted in the following states: Georgia.
Seasonality
Trichonephila clavata has been primarily sighted during the month of October.
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- July:
- August: 1
- September: 2
- October: 8
- November:
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Additional Remarks
Sep 17, 2023
Sep 17, 2023
Decatur, 
