Comments & ID Thoughts
A Big Yellow and Black spider found in a web on the ouside of my door in Belgium. Have a suspicion it might be inported
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- Submitted: Sep 22, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 22, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Tervuren, Belgium
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Argiope bruennichi
This is a yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aurantia
I don’t think it is an aurantia due to the lines across its back. I think it looks more like the bruennichi. The aurantia has more of a spotted and separated pattern. Hope this helps. Good luck.
yeah Quill is right! sorry! 🙂