Argiope bruennichi
(Wasp Spider)

Featured spider picture The spider species Argiope bruennichi, commonly known as Wasp Spider, belongs to the genus Argiope, in the family Araneidae. Argiope bruennichi spiders have been sighted 8 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Argiope bruennichi includes 8 countries and 0 states in the United States. Argiope bruennichi is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of August.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Araneidae
  • Genus: Argiope
  • Species: Argiope bruennichi

Other Common Names

Wasp Spider

Author

Scopoli, 1772

Primary Colors


Sightings Overview

There have been 8 confirmed sightings of Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on August 23, 2023 by Spider ID member slack_user_p. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 8 sightings because of certain Argiope bruennichi sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 75% of the time, Argiope bruennichi spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 8)
  • Sex: 3 female and 0 male.
  • Environment: Argiope bruennichi has been sighted 10 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (1). Low foliage (5). Ground layer (1). Under rock or debris (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (2).

Location and Range

Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider) has been sighted in the following countries: France, Georgia, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom.

Seasonality

Argiope bruennichi has been primarily sighted during the month of August.

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  • July: 1
  • August: 4
  • September: 2
  • October: 1
  • November:
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Featured Pictures

Picture of Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider) - Female - Egg sacs Enlarge Picture
Picture of Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider) - Dorsal,Prey Enlarge Picture
Picture of Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider) - Dorsal,Webs Enlarge Picture
Picture of Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider) - Lateral Enlarge Picture
Picture of Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider) - Dorsal,Webs Enlarge Picture
Picture of Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider) - Female - Dorsal,Webs Enlarge Picture
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  • Submitted Calendar iconMay 27, 2018
  • Photographed Picture iconOct 14, 2004
  • RickCWest
  • Sex icon
    Female
  • Location iconLas Varas, Nayarit State, Mexico
  • Comment icon1 Comments
Picture of Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider) - Female - Dorsal,Webs Enlarge Picture
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  • Submitted Calendar iconDec 18, 2017
  • Photographed Picture iconAug 27, 2015
  • MarcD6
  • Sex icon
    Female
  • Location iconTorà, Lleida, Spain
  • Comment icon5 Comments
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