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Silver Garden Spider? But all of the pictures I see of this spider are warm weather hmm
We live near the Pacific Ocean in Northern California
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- Submitted: Dec 1, 2023
- Photographed: Dec 1, 2023
- Spider: Argiope trifasciata (Banded Garden Spider)
- Location: Occidental , California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Dec 18, 2023
Dec 17, 2023
Manhattan Beach, 
I am sure this is the banded Argeope and looks like she has laid some eggs, maybe another sac to go. Yea, after the last of the egg sacs have been hidden, she won’t live but a wek or two. They can tolerate temps down to freezing, but rain can be hard on them.
Species Argiope trifasciata – Banded Argiope – BugGuide.Net
Thank you so much Dan ! My just turned 5 year old was asking if someone replied to our message and there you were so he is happy,, and yes, we were wondering why she isn’t moving
I love it when kids want to know more! Another answer for why she isn’t moving is that it is her goal in life to help her babies. These spiders guard the babies and hide them with their bodies. She may die protecting them. He should know that the babies will survive in cold weather, they are freeze-resistant. They continue to develop in the egg sac. Slugs and earthworms are also freeze-resistant. You can show him this by moving clumps of leaves in cold weather. Too bad that he’s too young for “Charlotte’s Web.” The Lion King is a more… Read more »