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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 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
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Sightings Overview
There have been 7 confirmed sightings of Argiope bruennichi (Wasp Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on August 3, 2019 by Spider ID member lukemk10. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 7 sightings because of certain Argiope bruennichi sightings reporting incomplete data.
- Web: 86% of the time, Argiope bruennichi spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 7)
- Sex: 2 female and 0 male.
- Environment: Argiope bruennichi has been sighted 8 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
- Outdoors: Low foliage (5). 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, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom.
Seasonality
Argiope bruennichi has been primarily sighted during the month of August.
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- July: 1
- August: 3
- September: 2
- October: 1
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Aug 3, 2019
Aug 3, 2019
Redhill, 
