Silver Argiope Spider

I'm not one for spiders but this one just begged to be photographed.

I'm not one for spiders but this one just begged to be photographed.

Spiders are not my favourites I must admit but the Silver Argiope Spider is such a colourful spider with an interesting web. They weave a distinctive zigzag pattern within their web and makes them easy to identify. There may be as many as four stabilimenta in a web forming an X and it seems to make the spider larger with leg extensions.

White , yellow and stripes of this unique looking spider

White , yellow and stripes of this unique looking spider

The total length of the female Silver Argiope measures up to 12mm. It has a silvery carapace and the abdomen is silver with a pair of darker longitudinal bands.

The underside of the Silver Argiope spider as it spins its web.

The underside of the Silver Argiope spider as it spins its web.

See the smaller spider? I think that's the male.

See the smaller spider? I think that's the male.

This one went crazy spinning his web!

This one went crazy spinning his web!

This spider is one of nature’s many pest control agents so I guess we’ll just let them be even though I don’t really care for them!

 

 

Marta

 

 

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2 thoughts on “Silver Argiope Spider

  1. I searched everywhere for this Spidey! One female Argiope spun a web a block from me in the grand city of Miami Florida. It is such a gorgeous creature and although I am not a fan I was curious. Thanks for the much needed identification!

  2. Thanks Vanessa, I’m not a big fan of spiders either but love to take photos of the web etc.I have photos of the egg sac that one constructed and when thousands of babies emerged. A friend told me the reason for so many babies is that few survive……….I didn’t want to be surrounded by them all!!

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