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Common Garden Orb Web Spider

Argiope australis

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

This spider was busy eating and the little male was taking advantage of that.
Picture 3 has a small unknown spider on the bottom left side.

Habitat:

Streambank in savanna/woodland.
Observed at Hyena Pool, Mlawula Nature Reserve.

Species ID Suggestions

Argiope anasuja

Argiope anasuja

Common Garden Orb Web Spider

Argiope australis

Comments (17)

thanks once again bayucca for your didlgent ID-ing !
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 :-)
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!!
Pam, you have clearly shown the size difference.. Lovely spotting.
That's good Marcos, we are all agreed!
added a close up photo of the tiny male with the female...
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
Wow! Magnifique spider. An specimen of the Argiope gender... Argiope lobata may be

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