Banana spider

Banana spider may refer to:

• Cupiennius, a South and Central American genus of spiders
• Phoneutria, also known as Brazilian wandering spiders, a related South and Central American genus of extremely venomous spiders
• Golden silk orb-weaver (Nephila), a widespread genus of large but rather harmless spiders, noted for their large durable webs
• Argiope appensa, a black and yellow spider on several islands in the Western Pacific Ocean
• Trichonephila clavipes, a species of the genus Trichonephila indigenous to continental North and South America
• Banana spider myth, an urban legend regarding huntsman spiders