Taxonomic Hierarchy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Araneidae
- Genus: Argiope
- Species: Argiope australis
Author
(Walckenaer, 1805)
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Sightings Overview
There have been 5 confirmed sightings of Argiope australis, with the most recent sighting submitted on January 10, 2020 by Spider ID member kimurgor. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 5 sightings because of certain Argiope australis sightings reporting incomplete data.
- Web: 100% of the time, Argiope australis spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 5)
- Sex: 2 female and 2 male.
- Environment: Argiope australis has been sighted 5 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
- Outdoors: Man-made structure (2). Low foliage (1). High foliage (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (1).
Location and Range
Argiope australis has been sighted in the following countries: Kenya, South Africa.
Seasonality
Argiope australis has been primarily sighted during the month of March.
- January: 2
- February:
- March: 3
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