Argiope
(Garden Orb-weavers)

Picture ID 8763

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i don't know...this is my first time...so please help me to figure this out

Submitted by:
klassen42
Submitted: Apr 6, 2018
Photographed: Apr 5, 2018
Spider: Argiope (Garden Orb-weavers)
Location: Chittagong, Bangladesh
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal, Webs

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ItsyBitsy

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April 6, 2018 10:47 am

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is an Argiope Orb-weaver, tentatively may be Argiope minuta.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Argiope_minuta

klassen42

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

April 6, 2018 11:35 am

Thank you from the bottom of my heart…..

storminateacup1

Reply to ItsyBitsy

April 8, 2018 9:39 pm

Argiope pulchella is the one

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to storminateacup1

April 9, 2018 2:23 am

Thanks, I think you may be right. I was falling asleep when I looked at this one and just mentioned the first close possible thing I found. The World Spider Catalog specifies Bangladesh for A. minuta, I didn’t file it there though because I knew there were others similar and haven’t had a chance to take a closer look at all of them. Similar…
http://kumomushi.web.fc2.com/k_k/kogatakogane.htm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickadel/8313930939/