Comments & ID Thoughts
I have absolutely no idea what this thing is. Brown and black bands on the legs and kind of silver and brown bands accross the back of the abdomen. This thing was about the size of a baseball with the legs.
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- Submitted: Sep 14, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 14, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Hi, she’s called a banded garden spider. She’s an orbweaver spider that mainly preys on big flying insects. Her scientific name is Argiope trifasciata.