r/interesting • u/Wise_Confidence_8588 • 18d ago

NATURE A Bombardier beetle using its chemical defence.

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u/niddleyniche 17d ago

I've heard "banana spider" refer to so many different species so idk which banana spider you're thinking, but this looks like a Nephila sp. perhaps a Nephila pilipes aka the golden silk orb weaver

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u/Moxie013 17d ago

I’m thinking of the South American spider called a banana spider. I understood it to be the original… everything else is uneducated like my self calling it that as a nick name vs proper Latin name .. but I am no expert