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- Submitted: Feb 19, 2020
- Photographed: Feb 5, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Unidentified
Picture ID 99614
Could this potentially be a banana spider?
This is a Yellow Garden Spider or sometimes called a writing spider or zipper spider (the web looks like a zipper). It’s the kind of spider that Charlotte was in Charlotte’s Web
Yes, the Latin name is Argiope argentata, a Silver Garden Spider. She’s doing great with catching bugs! And yes, this is one of the spiders called Banana Spiders.
So, it’s essentially not dangerous to humans if left alone (which is really my main concern).
No. Not dangerous. Not aggressive.
This is a Hero. Look at all the Dengue she’s preventing.
Reminds me of the Skulltullas in Zelda OOT.