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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Garden Orbweavers (Argiope) » Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata)
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Silver Colored Spider - Argiope argentata
Copyright © 2008 David

Silver Colored Spider - Argiope argentata
San Diego, Southern California County, California, USA
July 9, 2008
Size: bigger than a penny
Found this one outside in a bush outside my house. The wife wanted me to kill it but I'd rather find out what kind of spider it is.
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Contributed by David on 9 July, 2008 - 4:25pm
Last updated 22 August, 2008 - 9:26pm

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
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… john and jane balaban, 22 August, 2008 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

Don't kill it. Put it back
Don't kill it.

Put it back outside so it can be a natural pest deterrent. This spider is perfectly harmless.
… Jebus31, 9 July, 2008 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Silver Argiope
Compare with others here.
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