What Are The Pretty Spiders In Sichuan, China Found In Bamboo Forests That Have Green Striped Legs? (also Seen Them In Parks In Xian But With Red Stripes) They Have Long Rectangular Bodies. Spin Large Webs. Seem To Cluster Together

Asked by david22 in Insects 2 years ago - 1 answer

The first one you mentioned, if it was a light green (almost yellow) in colour, it could have been the Nephila clavata or "Golden Orb Web" spider (probably a female if it was that big). If you want to find an image of this spider as well as someone elses account of seeing "hundreds in our recent travels to southern China", you can go here (it's about half way down the page under "Golden Orb Web Spider from China"). You can find more information on Nephila pilipes ...more

Answered by oc4ever 2 years ago