Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Argiope
Family: Araneidae (Arachnida)
Taxon : Land invertebrate
Group : Animal
SPECIES
australisNOTES
A web living spider which makes a very big sticky yellow web. The male spider is minute and live near the edge of the web.
AUTHORITY
(Walckenaer, 1805)Sub Author
Conservation
CommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
Spider (8 legs)Colour
- Notes: Body yellow with black bands. Legs with black bands
- Colour: Yellow
- Notes: The tiny male is orange
- Colour: Orange
- Colour: Yellow
Common Name
- Garden orb weaver
- Orb spider
Habitat
- NOTES: The webs are strung between bushes, often across pathways
- HABITAT NAME: Veld
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- All year
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