Trichonephila clavipes

Poor spider lost two legs.

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Christine Young

Lion

Two legs, yikes! I imagine it would impact her web design and prey capture efficiency. I hope she can still manage to get by! Posted 2 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  She looked very capable, the web was large . Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I read up on this after seeing your photo this morning and discovered that research showed that losing 1-2 limbs does not negatively impact web building or prey capture for orb weavers. The spiders do compensate in other ways -- I think it was focusing on producing only certain types of silk, using less to wrap prey, etc. Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Here's the link to the abstract for one of the articles. I'll try to find the other too...
      https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21533554/ Posted 2 years ago

The Trichonephila clavipes

"Trichonephila clavipes" is a species of golden orb-web spider. It lives in the warmer regions of the Americas. The large size and bright colours of the species make it distinctive. The female is much larger than the male.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Ernst