Argiope
(Garden Orb-weavers)

Picture ID 3345

Submitted by:
gmendoza1
Submitted: Dec 23, 2017
Photographed: Dec 23, 2017
Spider: Argiope (Garden Orb-weavers)
Sex:
Female,
Location: Río Grande Valley, Hidalgo County, Pharr, Texas, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes:

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ItsyBitsy

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December 23, 2017 10:02 pm

Hi, welcome to SpiderID. 🙂 Your spider is an Argiope Orbweaver, given the location it may be either Argiope blanda or Argiope argentata. I’m not sure which from this image.

Gmendoza1

Photo Owner

Reply to ItsyBitsy

December 24, 2017 8:52 am

I’ll post more pics later. Is it a male or female? Thanks!

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to Gmendoza1

December 24, 2017 9:01 am

I need to look up the distinguishing characteristics, too much going on at the moment. But I think the ventral (underside) of the spider is supposed to have a different pattern on it. Some of the protrusions may be shaped a little different too. So images of those things may help. Your spider looks female. Here is a male Argiope argentata for comparison: https://bugguide.net/node/view/165415