You’re welcome! I’m really just an amateur muddling through a sea of species. Knowing species’ range really helps. Here are some of my favorite resources that apply to your area (I also have continent-specific resources for North America, Europe, and Australia – unfortunately not Asia): Range of all spider species (no pictures): https://wsc.nmbe.ch/search Sightings, photos, and basic info worldwide (some location-selection features slightly broken, obscure species missing photos): https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47118-Araneae Of course, there are also always SpiderID’s own pages to refer to, but as a growing database, it is missing a few species. Sightings from other continents are especially interesting to… Read more »
Thank you so much for the resources you have shared!! Really grateful. But I guess amateur is an understatement 🙂
Yes, that spider was a curious little thing. Rather attention-seeking, because I found it sitting on a chair.
Eh, we’re all learning. It’s not like I’m a professional arachnologist like some of the members on this site.
Jumping spiders are very fun and often curious. I’ve heard they will chase laser pointers. My favorite jumping spider experience was when one saw me and started dancing, putting its little banded legs up in the air rhythmically. The dance went something like this. It was adorable.
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It must be a Signature spider, I think.
I agree. Argiope pulchella seems reasonable.
Thanks for the exact ID. I’m never able to differentiate between the spiders under Argiope.
You’re welcome! I’m really just an amateur muddling through a sea of species. Knowing species’ range really helps. Here are some of my favorite resources that apply to your area (I also have continent-specific resources for North America, Europe, and Australia – unfortunately not Asia): Range of all spider species (no pictures): https://wsc.nmbe.ch/search Sightings, photos, and basic info worldwide (some location-selection features slightly broken, obscure species missing photos): https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47118-Araneae Of course, there are also always SpiderID’s own pages to refer to, but as a growing database, it is missing a few species. Sightings from other continents are especially interesting to… Read more »
Thank you so much for the resources you have shared!! Really grateful. But I guess amateur is an understatement 🙂
Yes, that spider was a curious little thing. Rather attention-seeking, because I found it sitting on a chair.
You are so welcome!
Eh, we’re all learning. It’s not like I’m a professional arachnologist like some of the members on this site.
Jumping spiders are very fun and often curious. I’ve heard they will chase laser pointers. My favorite jumping spider experience was when one saw me and started dancing, putting its little banded legs up in the air rhythmically. The dance went something like this. It was adorable.
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Oh, no. What a mess. The URL does work, though.