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- Submitted: Aug 4, 2023
- Photographed: Aug 4, 2023
- Spider: Argiope (Garden Orb-weavers)
- Location: Cocconato, Italy
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Argiope
(Garden Orb-weavers)
Picture ID 185565
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Argiope spp.
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Nov 18, 2023 - Photographed
Nov 18, 2023 
Harare, Zimbabwe
7 Comments
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- Submitted Dec 31, 2023
- Photographed Dec 31, 2023
- San Miguel de Allende , Mexico
- 1 Comments
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- Submitted Feb 12, 2020
- Photographed Feb 12, 2020
- Guwahati, India
- 2 Comments
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- Submitted Feb 24, 2020
- Photographed Feb 24, 2020
- Lakhimpur kheri , UP, India
- 2 Comments
what is it?
This almost certainly belongs to the genus Argiope, or the Garden Orb Weaver spiders. They are beneficial garden habitants to have, and are not medically significant to humans. They’re also just really neat-looking spiders.
My guess would be probably Argiope Bruennichi, based on your location. Some of the images may look different from yours because they are taken from the dorsal (top down) side and not the ventral side, like yours:
https://spiderid.com/spider/araneidae/argiope/bruennichi/
Well done! The other option is A. lobata. I’m not sure which it is. On the left in the photo it appears to be somewhat lobed. This is the first one I’ve titled with just the genus. The way this looks on WordPress is weird. “Argiope” is the very last option after all of the Argiope species in our system. I was told to experiment with the site and learn, so that’s what I learned to do today. 🙂