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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Garden Orbweavers (Argiope) » Florida Argiope (Argiope florida)
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Orbweaver - Argiope florida
Copyright © 2016 Ryan Andrews

Orbweaver - Argiope florida
Blackwater River State Park, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA
July 28, 2016
Not sure which species this is.

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Orbweaver - Argiope florida Orbweaver - Argiope florida
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Contributed by Ryan Andrews on 3 August, 2016 - 12:17pm
Last updated 22 August, 2016 - 8:54pm

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Argiope
either Silver or Florida
… john and jane balaban, 3 August, 2016 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

 
is there a way to tell?
...
… Ryan Andrews, 3 August, 2016 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

 
I'd Say Florida
I would say Florida (Argiope florida) due to the markings on the abdomen. They form two dark parallel lines marked with yellow in this species. Silver Garden Spiders (A. argentata) usually have spots. Also, the abdomen of A. florida is longer and thinner, and the femora of the legs are orange. (Sourced from Bradley's Common Spiders of North America.)
… Katie Russell, 4 August, 2016 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

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