Nephila
Videos
Nephila is a genus of araneomorph spiders noted for the impressive webs they weave. Nephila consists of numerous species found in warmer regions around the world, although some species formerly includ
Giant Golden Orb Weaver
N. kuhlii dorsal side
N. kuhlii ventral side
N. pilipes female with many males
Trichonephila
Videos
Trichonephila is a genus of golden orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1911, as a subgenus of Nephila. Trichonephila was elevated to a genus by Kuntner et al. in 2019.
Nephila
…Nephila consists of numerous species found in warmer regions around the world, although some species formerly included in the genus have been moved to Trichonephila. They are commonly called golden silk orb-weavers, golden orb-weavers, giant wood spiders, or banana spiders. The genus name Nephila is derived from…
Florida Orb Web Spider Nephila Clavipes
Golden orb weaver female Maputo
Trichonephila edulis with a locust caught in its web, Queensland, Australia
T. antipodiana