We do not know whether the present in a quite abundance of yellow spiders in the some neighbor’s yards relate to hurricane or not.
This yellow spider called as banana spider, and some people called its as garden spiders.
There 11 species of banana spiders, our state species called with scientific name as Trichonephila clavipes.
Other important species include:
- Cupiennius cubae
- Cupiennius foliatus
- Cupiennius getazi
- Cupiennius granadensis
- Cupiennius remedius
- Cupiennius salei
- Cupiennius valentinei
- Cupiennius vodou
As reported by the Sun Sentinel, Florida (2018), the banana spiders are not venomous.
The spiders are seen in some places in certain seasons. They can not kill people, just painful. Actually, they are not aggressive, but friendly.
In addition to USA, the yellow spiders are spreading in the Latin America, include:
- Guatemala
- Colombia
- Venezuela
- Brazil
- Guyana
- Ecuador
- Mexico
- Panama
- Costa Rica
Have you seen banana spiders in the garden or in nature?
What seasons they are abundant?