
Comments & ID Thoughts
What spider species is this?
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- Submitted: Apr 25, 2018
- Photographed: Apr 24, 2018
- Spider: Argiope trifasciata (Banded Garden Spider)
- Sex:Male,
- Maturity:Adult
- Location: Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
I know it had some sharp fangs and I noticed it while I was watching YouTube I felt something on my leg and tought it was a mosquito trying to bite me but it turns out it was this gal. I don’t know what kind of species is but it was about an inch and it was acting dead since it tought I was attacking her since I got scared thinking it would bite me so I took her of my leg. I don’t know where it came from but I know it had very long legs with spikes and… Read more »
Hi, I am not very familiar with your spiders, but his looks to be a male orb weaver,can’t rule out Nephila genus. They are not medically significant.
Welcome to the site.
It certainly does look like Nephila genus, i always tought it was a female but I had my doubts since it’s sack wasn’t like the other spider’s that have them more round and big. Thank you for the reply and for the welcome
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. This looks like a male Argiope trifasciata (Banded Argiope).
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