Friday, April 26, 2013

Common Garden Orb Web Spider (Argiope australis)

Family Araneidae
The females are larger than the males.
 Identified by the distinct yellow and grey stripes on the abdomen and banded legs.


 Their webs most often have a zigzag band from its centre.
 Webs are usually built in tall grass.
 When startled, they react by shaking their web violently.


 The egg sac may contain more than 100 eggs.
Info: Spiders of the Kalahari (Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman)
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3 comments:

  1. DianeApril 26, 2013 at 2:36 AM

    I don't think I will ever get to love spiders :(( Have a great weekend Diane

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  2. GaelynApril 26, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    Great shots. These were fun to see, especially that huge web.

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  3. UnknownMay 10, 2020 at 4:25 PM

    Thank you for the photos. I have taken a few pictures of the lovely lady un our garden. We named her Saartjie. She's been living in our garden for almost a year, and sadly disappeared overnight. She left us a smaller girl...think it may be her off-spring.

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