Common Garden Orb Web Spider (Argiope australis)

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Common Garden Orb Web Spider

Argiope australis

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thanks once again bayucca for your didlgent ID-ing !

Felix Fleck

Great series.

Yes bayucca, Kate has been confirming or ID-ing my spiders from Swaziland 2 years ago. Thanks Kate.

Oh, nice to have an old ID being confirmed :-)

KateBraun

Identification as Argiope australis confirmed by Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman.

thanks sunny. Yes the size difference is so great that one wonders if the whole of the male just pops inside to fertilise the female!!

sunnyjosef

Pam, you have clearly shown the size difference.. Lovely spotting.

That's good Marcos, we are all agreed!

I think that definitely is an A. australis

added a close up photo of the tiny male with the female...

thanks bayucca...

Argiope anasuja is an Argiope from the Indian subcontinent.

Hi Marcos. Thank you so much for your participation..What do you think about Argiope australis? Both kate and bayucca seem to think it might be Argiope australis, and bayucca's links are quite convincing! What do you say?

I think this is Argiope australis. http://www.grida.no/photolib/detail/black-and-yellow-garden-spider-argiope-australis-female-silvermine-table-mountain-national-park-sa_4a7a http://www.take-a-hike.co.za/Cape%20Town%20Corner/Article%2004/Argiope%20australis%2001.htm http://saphotographs.blogspot.ch/2013/04/common-garden-orb-web-spider-argiope.html http://i60.servimg.com/u/f60/13/50/32/15/sa310.jpg http://www.spiderclub.co.za/images/Resized/Argyope%20australis%20Lapalala%20120409-%20(115).jpg

You are welcome Kate! Greetings from Argentina.

Or Argiope anasuja