Argiope trifasciata
(Banded Garden Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I have never seen a spider that looked like this before. I was looking at a fishing spot near the river(saltwater) and walking through an open field of dry grass. When i game near the river I began to walk through flowers and thicker grass. I stepped over the spider thinking it was a shell, did a double take, and went back to see what it was, it was about the size of a golf ball.

• Submitted by: 
  
  elijahgrubb
• Submitted: Feb 24, 2019
• Photographed: Feb 24, 2019
• Spider: Argiope trifasciata (Banded Garden Spider)
• Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: On Flower,Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Saltwater ocean, river, lake, stream
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal