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Study the complex structures of webs created by a Nephila senegalensis and garden spider
Learn about the web-spinning behavior of the spiders Nephila senegalensis...
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Golden orb weaver spider
A female golden orb weaver spider (Nephila pilipes) in her web.
© beemore—iStock/Getty Images
Gentle giantess
A female joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) rests in her web. A small brown...
© Ivan Kokoulin/Dreamstime.com
Silk spider
 A female banded legged golden orb-web spider (Nephila senegalensis),...
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Banana spider
A female banana spider (Trichonephila clavipes)
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