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title: "Nephila clavipes"
description: "Trichonephila clavipes — Insetos e aranhas. Trichonephila clavipes (formerly known as Nephila clavipes), commonly known as the golden silk orb-weaver, golden silk spider, golden orb weaver spider or colloquially banana spider (a name shared with several others), is an orb-weaving spider species which inhabits forests and wooded areas ranging from the southern US to Argentina."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/golden-silk-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Nephila clavipes

> Trichonephila clavipes — Insetos e aranhas. Trichonephila clavipes (formerly known as Nephila clavipes), commonly known as the golden silk orb-weaver, golden silk spider, golden orb weaver spider or colloquially banana spider (a name shared with several others), is an orb-weaving spider species which inhabits forests and wooded areas ranging from the southern US to Argentina.

- Scientific name: *Trichonephila clavipes*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 67200
- Wikidata: [Q681884](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q681884)
- iNaturalist taxon: [904336](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/904336)

## Names

- en: Golden Silk Spider
- de: Goldene Seidenspinne
- es: Araña de seda dorada
- fr: Néphile à soie dorée
- it: Nephila clavipes
- nl: Nephila clavipes
- pt: Nephila clavipes
- pl: Nephila clavipes

## Countries with the most observations

US (29467), BR (8879), MX (6975), CR (6922), PA (2268), CO (2209), AR (1724), EC (1530), HN (895), PE (565), TT (346), JM (326)

## Summary

Trichonephila clavipes (formerly known as Nephila clavipes), commonly known as the golden silk orb-weaver, golden silk spider, golden orb weaver spider or colloquially banana spider (a name shared with several others), is an orb-weaving spider species which inhabits forests and wooded areas ranging from the southern US to Argentina.  It is indigenous to both continental North and South America. Known for the golden color of their silk, the large size of their females, and their distinctive red-brown and yellow coloring, T. clavipes construct large, asymmetrical circular webs attached to trees and low shrubs in woods…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichonephila_clavipes

## Photo

![Nephila clavipes](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-silk-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aleksey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341753886

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-silk-spider?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).