OTHER NAMES: Golden Orb-web Spider
Latin Etymology: Nephila ("fond of spinning") clavata ("club shaped")
Adult Jorō Spider (Nephila clavata) at Kamakura, Japan - November 2014
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Length: 5cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
The Jorō Spider is a massive spider-species - larger than any species in the UK, that is common throughout much of Japan (though absent from Hokkaido) and other parts of East Asia. Their webs can be over a meter across. It is also strongly venomous - not to the point of being fatal to humans under normal circumstances, but certainly not pleasant either. The bright colours were a good enough warning for me to only observe them from a distance though! Despite that, it is actually quite a popular species in Japan, and has even entered folklore.
Related Species:
Order: Araneae
Family: Nephilidae
Genus: Nephila
SUBSPECIES: unknown
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Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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