Argiope trifasciata
(Banded Garden Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I am thinking this is a crab spider but I have never seen one like this before.

• Submitted by: 
  
  akeezer
• Submitted: Jan 15, 2018
• Photographed: Dec 23, 2017
• Spider: Argiope trifasciata (Banded Garden Spider)
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Location: Clermont, Florida, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Dorsal, Webs