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minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoThis looks exactly like the 2 golden orb weavers we have that hang around the house here in the south. Just as big and bright colored as well. Awesome creatures.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoThere are two species in the US: Trichonephila clavipes and Trichonephila clavata, which is only documented in Georgia. And while similar, they shouldn’t look “exactly” the same. The picture OP posted is definitly a species that does not occure in the US. If you had some pictures that would be great.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoYea I have some from last summer, can let me figure out how to upload them to here.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoIdeally post them to !spiders@lemmy.world with as close as a location you’re comfortable with.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoI’d rather not say, just in the southeast.
This looks exactly like the 2 golden orb weavers we have that hang around the house here in the south. Just as big and bright colored as well. Awesome creatures.
There are two species in the US:
Trichonephila clavipes
and Trichonephila clavata, which is only documented in Georgia.
And while similar, they shouldn’t look “exactly” the same. The picture OP posted is definitly a species that does not occure in the US.
If you had some pictures that would be great.
Yea I have some from last summer, can let me figure out how to upload them to here.
Ideally post them to !spiders@lemmy.world with as close as a location you’re comfortable with.
Where are you located?
I’d rather not say, just in the southeast.
Close enough. East coast.