KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Among the palmettos near a road in NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a large web supports this female Golden-silk Spider, along with the considerably smaller male in front of her (more visible in an enlargement). Golden-silk spiders build a roundish web, with an orb-shaped center like a fishnet. Like the spider, the silk is bright yellow, leading to the alternate reference of "banana spider." In Florida, a single golden-silk spider can place a web across a 12-foot wide trail overnight. It is frequently about 6 to 9 feet above the ground and normally has an area from 8 to 36 square feet. They eat almost all insects; their natural enemies are wasps. Golden-silk spiders are found in Florida to the Carolinas, the West Indies, Central and South America. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd2059