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Florida Argiope Spider (juvenile)

Argiope florida

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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28.5364, -81.0176

Field Notes

Habitat:

Wetlands

Reference Links:

Species Argiope florida - Florida Argiope - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
GreenBugs
They go by a couple of names such as the Silver-backed Argiope or the Florida Argiope (Argiope florida). It's a juvenile. They tend to go hog wild when they construct their webs with the extra stabilimentum. That explains the Argiope common name, writing spiders, they write lots of 'z' and 'x' into their webs. Nice picture.

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International Spider Survey
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Insects and Arachnids of Florida
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PublishedAugust 3, 2014

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