Argiope argentata
(Silver Garden Spider)

Picture ID 57056

Submitted by:
ness
Submitted: Apr 15, 2019
Photographed: Apr 9, 2019
Spider: Argiope argentata (Silver Garden Spider)
Location: LAREDO, Texas, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal, Webs

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TangledWeb

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April 16, 2019 1:46 am

It’s genus Argiope, I’m not sure of the species. The yellow projections are odd. We’ll keep working on it, thank you for posting!

Ness

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May 16, 2019 7:47 am

Thank you for identifying it! I found it outside and tried to get better pictures but it was so sunny and the glare was intense. Sadly I lost track of it the next day. But thank you very much all the same!

BugmanDan

April 16, 2019 6:21 am

Hi. I see one of the Lobata group here (Lobed Argiope) this one is unusual for US natives called silver Argiope, another the Florida Argiope.
Perhaps an accidental additive from Mexico and south.
Hi, back. what I come up with ia Argiope Lobata-Hellinic version. Likely a color morph.
Not native to the US. Have to see what their range is. Hmm, seems no observations in the Americas at all,,here is the closest blog I found:
https://steemit.com/steemstem/@funnel/argiope-lobata-hellenic-version

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