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Spider Photos - Other Argiopes |
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Here's some photos of Argiopes,
mainly from the United States. In Australia, we call our variety
St. Andrew's Cross but in the United States they are more commonly
called a Black and Yellow Argiope. (Argiope aurantia).
We have had so many queries and photos sent in of these from people who
have never seen them in their area. It's quite incredible!! They are
also known as Golden Garden Spiders or just Garden Spider and their
scientific name is Argiope aurantia.
New page - Black and yellow argiope
laying her eggs courtesy of Joe Hollner. Click
here for the page and some great shots!! I
also have a couple of fantastic videos sent in by Joe.
Video 1 (8,992Kb)
Video 2 (16,321Kb) |
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There are 25 known species in
this genus and I have included photos of argiope that I am not sure
about on this page as well as other species lke Argiope protensa, Argiope syrmatica and Argiope extensa. The spiders of this family are easily identified by the zig zag silk construction (stabilimentum), usually a cross, they make in their web.
It is believed that the spider uses it to camouflage itself in the cross and to warn birds not to fly through the web.
But there are also other hypotheses.
Perhaps the most important function of stabilimenta is to attract insects. The silk of the stabilimentum reflects UV light and pollinating insects are lured to these threads.
If the spider is attacked it starts shaking vigorously in her web. The whole web becomes white because of the stabilimentum. This frightens of attackers.
The web is usually constructed a few decimeters above the ground in tall grass and among shrubs. |
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Reply: This is an argiope of some sort, nice pics - glen
26 February, 2012:
Hi Glen,
Fantastic site and love it and your shared passions for all things
spidery. I was wondering if you had any idea what species the attached
images might be?
The first series I thing are of Golden Silk Orb weaver but I cannot
find any other images of this stunning creature. It was about 3-4
inches long
And the second a very aggressive tarantula methinks about 6-7 inches
long. All found in Bayanga, the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.
Thought you might like the images for your collection
Kindest Regards,
Greg
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Reply: This is an argiope of some sort - glen
16 September, 2011:
Hi Glen
My 6 year old daughter and I would love to know which spider this is? It doesn’t look one hundred percent like any of the other pics.
Thank you, regards
Tania:
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Reply: This is an argiope but not sure of the species - glen
16 September, 2011:
I've started to get into macro photography, and I had thought about sending some pictures in to the site, I was wondering, though, what format you prefer? Size limitations?
I'm assuming this is a common spider of some sort (and I'm guessing you don't want a 10M image of it clogging up your inbox, so I'll just submit it here):
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Reply: This is an argiope and not dangerous. However, it's probably good
practice to avoid all spiders!! - glen
12 July, 2011:
Its in my backyard should we avoid this one |
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