Joel Shakespeare, the head spider keeper at NSW’s Australian Reptile Park, said the spider was a golden orb weaver.

Joel Shakespeare, head spider keeper at the Australian Reptile Park, said the spider was a Golden Orb Weaver. "Normally they prey on large insects… it's unusual to see one eating a bird," he ...

The bros get to take a close look at the orb weaver spider's web power in action. The Kratts see how the type of thread made by the orb weaver spider changes from being smooth to sticky so it can ...

Shakepeare said he had seen golden orb weaver spiders as big as a human hand but the northern species in tropical areas were known to grow larger.

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Shakepeare said he had seen golden orb weaver spiders as big as a human hand but the northern species in tropical areas were known to grow larger.

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Orb weavers are one of many types of spiders, usually identified by their unique webs. Find out more about these creatures, including where you can find them and how to prevent them.

And the banana spiders of South Carolina are no exception. An encounter with a golden orb weaver or a Banana Spider. One of your silk strands extends from the thorax to the very heart of the web.

Why are orb spiders web so massive? The female Golden Silk Orb-weaver, sometimes known as a Banana Spider due to their coloration, is quite a large spider and uses their web to catch their prey.

Shakepeare said he had seen golden orb weaver spiders as big as a human hand but the northern species in tropical areas were known to grow larger.