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Oval St. Andrew's Cross Spider

Argiope aemula

Photo by Pradeep Kumar
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The Oval St. Andrew's Cross Spider, scientifically known as Argiope aemula, is a species of orb-weaving spider found in various parts of the world, including Australia. It is named for the distinctive zigzag or "St. Andrew's Cross" pattern that it creates in its web. This spider is known for its vibrant yellow and black coloration and its impressive web-building abilities.

Notes:

This is my 150th spotting in Project Noah!

Species ID Suggestions

Signature Spider

Argiope sp

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Dilan Chathuranga
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Oval St. Andrew's Cross Spider

Argiope aemula

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John B.
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Comments (6)
Pradeep Kumar
Thank you @John B. For the id suggestion and for the clarification.
John B.
Hi pradeep, I have just sent you a Species ID Suggestion for the spider in this spotting. I provided a link to inaturalist.org (which has many photos) but I really wanted to recommend that you look at - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aemula..... This Wiki article is excellent, as far as the written information is concerned, but I need to point out to you that the picture displayed there is wrong. They have shown a picture of Argiope keyserlingi - a completely different species. I have just joined Wikipedia and intend to change their photo to a correct one, but I have not yet learned how to edit Wiki's images. I mention this so that you will not think that my ID suggestion is wrong. If you want to see a photo just like yours, please look at my spotting in Project Noah - https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1837890902
JumpingSpider22
I mean why is there an orb weaver in a jumping spider mission?

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International Spider Survey
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Tamil Nadu Biodiversity
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Spiders of India
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJune 5, 2014

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