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Silver signature spider

Argiope lobata

Photo by Dangermouse
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The male of this species is small (body length 6 mm) but the female is large and spectacular at up to 25 mm in length. The silver abdomen is marked with black and red spots and carries deep furrows and distinctive lobes around the edge. As with other spiders in this genus, the large web is usually decorated with prominent zig-zag stabilimenta.

Notes:

In the fourth photo, he had just caught his breakfast!

Species ID Suggestions

Silver signature spider

Argiope lobata

Comments (8)

Lol, I love spiders, though I'm always careful around them. Thanks for the comment!
Awesome fellow, even though spiders creep me out a bit :)
This is best Argiope sp spotting I seen on Project Noah..!!
I have seen a few around, but never as clear as this one. Thanks again!
I will never forget Signature spider... what caused me to be here on Project Noah..!!

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