Comments & ID Thoughts
I’m pretty sure it is an Argiope Lobata, but would like to confirm
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- Submitted: Mar 11, 2018
- Photographed: Jun 30, 2017
- Spider: Argiope lobata (Lobed Argiope)
- Sex:
- Location: In a field near Tiberias, Israel
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal, Webs
Hi, I agree. Your ID looks good, lower-case “L” on lobata though. Lower-case for species. 🙂
Thanks!
What do you think that thick zigzag web is? Looking at other pictures of the same species, nearly all of them have it.
Stabilimentum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_decoration