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Banana spider may refer to: Cupiennius, a South and Central American genus of spiders; Phoneutria, also known as Brazilian wandering spiders, a related South and Central American genus of extremely venomous spiders; Golden silk orb-weaver (Nephila), a widespread genus of large but rather harmless spiders, noted for their large durable webs
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. [3]
Cupiennius, known by the common name bromeliad spiders or as the often confused name banana spiders, [2] is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trechaleidae, named by Eugène Simon in 1891. [3] They are found from Mexico to northwestern South America, and on some Caribbean islands.
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Printable version; In other projects ... Cupiennius foliatus is a banana spider species first documented in 1901 and ...
Phoneutria fera is a species of spider with medically significant venom in the family Ctenidae found in South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, and Guyana). [1] It is commonly known as the Brazilian wandering spider and the banana spider, [ 2 ] although these names are applied to other species in the genus Phoneutria ...
Argiope appensa, also referred to as the Hawaiian garden spider [2] or banana spider, is an orb-weaving spider belonging to the family Araneidae. Distribution and habitat [ edit ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. Genus of spiders Phoneutria Phoneutria nigriventer Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Araneomorphae Family: Ctenidae Genus: Phoneutria Perty, 1833 Type species Phoneutria ...
Cupiennius salei, from the genus Cupiennius also commonly called the Tiger bromeliad spider, which are large bodied, actively-hunting spiders that are part of the family Trechaleidae. In the mid-1950s it was realised that the spider is an ideal model for biological research because of their large size, predictable behaviour, and ease of ...