Trichonephila clavata: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the trichonephila clavata lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Trichonephila clavata
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Araneidae

Where does the trichonephila clavata live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the trichonephila clavata in 8 countries and territories across Asia and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the trichonephila clavata?

The trichonephila clavata (Trichonephila clavata) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Araneidae, genus Trichonephila. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the trichonephila clavata

Trichonephila clavata (T. clavata), also known as the Joro spider (ジョロウグモ, Jorō-gumo), is native to East Asia, specifically China, Japan (except Hokkaidō), Korea, and Taiwan.They have been spreading across North America since the 2010s and can now be found across the Eastern United States.

T. clavata are in the Orbweaver family which are not known to inflict medically significant bites or show signs of aggression in their native range.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Trichonephila clavata (revision 1380983393), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q104386227 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).