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TAKE THE QUIZgolden silk spider
noun
variants
or golden orb weaver
or less commonly golden silk orb weaver
: a large spider (Nephila clavipes) native to the southeastern U.S. and Central and South America that constructs large golden webs composed of strong silk and the female of which has a yellow-spotted dull orange or light brown body with legs banded orange and black
Golden silk spiders are named for their golden web, but are also called banana spiders because their body is long, thin and the top side is yellow. Their webs are more than three feet in diameter and found in humid forests along trails.—
Lee Belanger, News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida), 25 Mar. 2006
called also banana spider
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