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# Golden Silk Orb-Weaver - Is It Dangerous? | Mind of Animals

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# Golden Silk Orb-Weaver

Trichonephila clavipes

Found in Floridaarachnids

2 Mostly harmless danger 2 out of 5

Golden Silk Orb-Weaver

Photo by Charles J. Sharp (CC BY-SA 4.0) via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_silk_orb-weaver_spider_Nephila_clavipes)_female.jpg)

## What you should know

The big yellow garden spider whose web actually shines gold in the sun. Its bite is weaker than a bee sting and it would much rather run away.

## Whoa

Its silk is so strong that people have woven real cloth out of it. It took a million spiders to make one cape.

## Staying safe around it

Treat it with respect, keep your distance, and tell a grown-up if you see one up close.

**Always ask a grown-up before you touch any animal or plant.** If something bites or stings you, tell an adult right away.

Source: [our source list](/mind-of-animals/#sources)

Read more about the golden silk orb-weaver at [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichonephila_clavipes).

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