Nephila in VA!

Wade · 09-18-2002, 02:55 PM

This is probably only interesting to those of us in VA, but I recently learned that Nephila claviapes is known to live in our state, Virginia Beach, specifically. I had no idea!

Wade

Paul Day · 09-18-2002, 03:02 PM

Yeah, you can also get some Alligators up there, if you are really lucky. I think thats strage too.

Pauly

Alex S. · 09-18-2002, 03:31 PM

Thats great Wade! Are you currently keeping any specimens?

Alex S.

Wade · 09-18-2002, 03:40 PM

Alex-

No, I've never seen them myself. I knew they got as far north as North Carolina, but was not aware they got into VA at all. I learned this from a local entomologist. Time to start planning my next vacation!

Wade

Valael · 09-20-2002, 02:37 AM

Alligators aren't anything special! We had one up here in Illinois this summer! Heh, just a baby that hitched a ride in a Semi full of plants. I think they killed it off =/ It's a shame, I would have kept it

jwb121377 · 09-22-2002, 02:34 PM

Wade I had never heard that before. How cool is that!

jwb121377 · 09-22-2002, 02:36 PM

Here's a link to some pics and basic info on them: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~tmdrisco/Spider1.html

Wade · 09-25-2002, 12:20 PM

Thanks for the link...interesting site!

I told my sister about Nephila, and she told me that she had seen them on just about every roadside sign on the way down to Nags Head (popular beach area in North Carolina)! Of course, she didn't know I wanted any...

I don't belive alligators are known to occur naturally in VA, but we're pretty close...I think like 50 miles or so from the northernmost range in NC. Escaped pets, however, is annother thing. Crocodillians are illegal in this state, but that doesn't mean anything.

Wade

09-18-2002, 02:55 PM	#1
Wade Arachnoking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 2,938	Nephila in VA! This is probably only interesting to those of us in VA, but I recently learned that Nephila claviapes is known to live in our state, Virginia Beach, specifically. I had no idea! Wade

09-18-2002, 03:31 PM	#3
Alex S. Arachnolord Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 646	Nephila clavipes Thats great Wade! Are you currently keeping any specimens? Alex S.

09-20-2002, 02:37 AM	#5
Valael Arachnodemon Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Louis Posts: 757	Alligators aren't anything special! We had one up here in Illinois this summer! Heh, just a baby that hitched a ride in a Semi full of plants. I think they killed it off =/ It's a shame, I would have kept it __________________ -Nick "What disturbs people's minds is not events, but their judgements on events." --Epictetus, 100 AD

09-22-2002, 02:34 PM	#6
jwb121377 Arachnoangel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Woodbridge Va Posts: 881	Wade I had never heard that before. How cool is that! __________________ Jeremy Visit my website: http://www.freewebs.com/jwb123177

09-22-2002, 02:36 PM	#7
jwb121377 Arachnoangel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Woodbridge Va Posts: 881	Here's a link to some pics and basic info on them: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~tmdrisco/Spider1.html __________________ Jeremy Visit my website: http://www.freewebs.com/jwb123177

09-18-2002, 03:02 PM	#2
Paul Day Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 123	Yeah, you can also get some Alligators up there, if you are really lucky. I think thats strage too. Pauly

09-18-2002, 03:40 PM	#4
Wade Arachnoking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 2,938	Alex- No, I've never seen them myself. I knew they got as far north as North Carolina, but was not aware they got into VA at all. I learned this from a local entomologist. Time to start planning my next vacation! Wade

09-25-2002, 12:20 PM	#8
Wade Arachnoking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 2,938	Thanks for the link...interesting site! I told my sister about Nephila, and she told me that she had seen them on just about every roadside sign on the way down to Nags Head (popular beach area in North Carolina)! Of course, she didn't know I wanted any... I don't belive alligators are known to occur naturally in VA, but we're pretty close...I think like 50 miles or so from the northernmost range in NC. Escaped pets, however, is annother thing. Crocodillians are illegal in this state, but that doesn't mean anything. Wade

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