We definitely have Florida banana spiders, or as they are otherwise called, golden silk orb-weavers. This specimen in our back yard was bout three inches across, leg tip to leg tip, had about a three-foot diameter web, and is obviously a female. Like many other species, the male is puny and of little value other than as a consort (and sometimes food for its mate).
It looks dangerous, but is said to be “harmless.” However per healthline.com: “In most cases, a banana spider bite isn’t more painful than a bee sting and doesn’t cause any further symptoms.” If that’s “harmless,” I seriously don’t want to know what “harmful” would be.
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