Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Large
Diet: Insectivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate woodland
Range: East Asia
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Warning Colors
Status: Common

About

Joro spiders are the largest spiders in North America, growing up to 10 centimeters long. They can reach speeds of 11 centimeters per second and are capable of jumping up to 2.5 times their body length.

Life cycle

1.
egg sac
A silk-wrapped egg sac shelters a clutch of eggs until the young are ready to emerge.
2.
juvenile
A spiderling emerges from the egg sac already in miniature adult form and starts catching prey almost immediately.
3.
subadult
A near-adult arachnid molts through several instars, growing larger and developing mature markings.
4.
adult
Fully grown after its final molt.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Nephilidae
Genus: Trichonephila
Species: Trichonephila clavata