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Picture ID 52334

Picture of unidentified spider

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Is this a banded garden spider? Argiope aurantia?

  • Submitted by: 
    MariaRandall
  • Submitted: Jan 27, 2019
  • Photographed: Jan 27, 2019
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Bergvliet, Cape Town , South Africa
  • Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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CalumEwing

Not with the lobes on the sides of the abdomen. Argiope aurantia is a north and Central American species. You are right though that it is and Argiope. The lobed abdomen and the tight banding on the legs, I’m leaning more towards Argiope australis.

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