huge spider, ID uncertain

by jsturg
Sep 17, 2003 12:04 PM · 2199 views · 216.1 k · 1024 x 768

Keywords: large spider

Photo taken in SC. Roughly 4" leg to leg. Looking for ID help. Other close-ups available.

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Comments (4)

Emeraulde

Sep 18, 2003 6:17 PM

Cool pic! That is a Nephila...southern US area.

herper_josh

Nov 2, 2003 2:57 AM

Rating: 4/5

Nice pic... They are commonly known as a banana spider. They are found all over the southern us. Webs are big enough and strong enough to catch and hold small birds.

FDeSalvo

Nov 5, 2003 9:55 AM

Rating: 4/5

A Banana Spider, it truly is. They are very common here in Louisiana. THey love the swamps and are quite prolific there.

As one memeber stated their webs are very strong. I have seen their webs span over 15 feet in width and they love palmetto trees.

One time I was on a nature trail in the Jean Lafitte reserve and we were observing these spiders. I actually backed into the lower attachment point of one of there webs. I only felt it as I moved forward and it tugged my shirt and felt like fishing wire! Lucky me, mr Spider found his way on my shirt!

I was like a little girl frantically and spastically trying to get this beast off of my sleeve! Ahhhh!

~F

frogster20001

Feb 20, 2004 2:49 PM

Rating: 5/5

hahah yeah they do pretty scary...I saw some in florida when I was visiting an aunt...they were huge!!!

huge spider, ID uncertain

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