Halloween Spider
by Dale Powell
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Halloween Spider
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Dale Powell
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The golden silk orb-weavers (genus Nephila) are a genus of araneomorph spiders noted for the impressive webs they weave. Nephila consists of numerous individual species found around the world. They are also commonly called golden orb-weavers, giant wood spiders, or banana spiders.
The genus name Nephila is derived from Ancient Greek, meaning "fond of spinning",[1] from the words (nen) = to spin (related to nema νήμα "thread") + φίλος (philos) = "love".
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