Closeup of a Japanese Joro spider trying to remove autumn leaf from his web.

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Trichonephila clavata, also known as the Jorō spider (ジョロウグモ（女郎蜘蛛、上臈蜘蛛）, Jorō-gumo), is a member of the golden orb-web spider genus. The spider can be found throughout Japan (except Hokkaidō), in Korea, Taiwan, China, and more recently, northeast Georgia in North America. Image taken in a local park in Nagoya, Japan.

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Size: 5634px × 4024px
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Photo credit: © Julian Krakowiak / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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