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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Garden Orbweavers (Argiope) » Florida Garden Spider (Argiope florida)

Species Argiope florida - Florida Garden Spider

Classification · Other Common Names
Argiope florida w/ prey (true bug sp.) - Argiope florida - female w/ prey (true bug sp.) - Argiope florida - female with egg case - Argiope florida - female Argiope florida - female Argiope florida Argiope florida - female Argiope florida - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynes)
Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)
Genus Argiope (Garden Orbweavers)
Species florida (Florida Garden Spider)
Other Common Names
Florida Scrub Argiope
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 31 July, 2005 - 1:42am
Additional contributions by Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz, Ted Kropiewnicki, kschnei
Last updated 23 August, 2008 - 1:30pm

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