Trichonephila
Sign in to saveTrichonephila 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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- Family
- Araneidae
- Collections
- TAMU
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Mexico
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- FloridaOrbWebSpider NephilaClavipes.jpg
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- Trichonephila
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- taxonomic type
- Trichonephila clavipes
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- Distribution and habitat
- Behavior
- Web building
- Sexual dimorphism
- Courtship
- Environmental adaptations
- Description
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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.
== Distribution and habitat == Trichonephila can be found living in Africa, Oceania, Asia, Central America, the West Indies, South America, and the US' southeastern region and gulf states. These spiders like to make webs where prey is fruitful, often in open wooded areas, between tree branches, shrubs, tall grasses, and around light fixtures. Males are more active in the months of July to September, while the females are most active late into fall.
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