The silver garden spider belongs to the orb-weaver family found in Central America, South America, Florida, Texas, Arizona, and parts of the Caribbean Island. Its name is the result of the silvery shine on its carapace. Like its cousins, female spiders of this species are attractive and larger than males.
Size: Female spiders are around 1.3 inches long (3.5 cm) while the males measure about 0.7 inches (2 cm).
Color: They have a silvery carapace, alongside a brown abdomen which is also marked with black yellow, and orange stripes. Their legs are a blend of silver and black alongside white bands.
Other Characteristic Features: They have a bumpy abdomen and long legs.
Female silver garden spiders create greenish egg sacs that are suspended from their webs.
Spiderlings stay together until they become mature and disperse eventually.
The intricate web features stabilimenta or a specific type of web decoration. It could be zigzag and most of the time four stabilimenta form an X-like pattern without any joint in the center.
They are not dangerous to people, but their bite might cause temporary irritations on skin. But, feeble and weak people preferably need to consult a doctor if bitten by the spider.
| Other Names | Silver argiope |
| Distribution | Chile, Argentina, United States |
| Habitat | Dry and warm areas, cacti, aloe vera plants |
| Diet | Insects |
| Web-Type | Orb web |
| IUCN Conservation Status | Not Listed |
Image Credits: Bugguide.net, Live.staticflickr.com, I.pinimg.com
The silver garden spider belongs to the orb-weaver family found in Central America, South America, Florida, Texas, Arizona, and parts of the Caribbean Island. Its name is the result of the silvery shine on its carapace. Like its cousins, female spiders of this species are attractive and larger than males.
Size: Female spiders are around 1.3 inches long (3.5 cm) while the males measure about 0.7 inches (2 cm).
Color: They have a silvery carapace, alongside a brown abdomen which is also marked with black yellow, and orange stripes. Their legs are a blend of silver and black alongside white bands.
Other Characteristic Features: They have a bumpy abdomen and long legs.
Female silver garden spiders create greenish egg sacs that are suspended from their webs.
Spiderlings stay together until they become mature and disperse eventually.
The intricate web features stabilimenta or a specific type of web decoration. It could be zigzag and most of the time four stabilimenta form an X-like pattern without any joint in the center.
They are not dangerous to people, but their bite might cause temporary irritations on skin. But, feeble and weak people preferably need to consult a doctor if bitten by the spider.
| Other Names | Silver argiope |
| Distribution | Chile, Argentina, United States |
| Habitat | Dry and warm areas, cacti, aloe vera plants |
| Diet | Insects |
| Web-Type | Orb web |
| IUCN Conservation Status | Not Listed |
Image Credits: Bugguide.net, Live.staticflickr.com, I.pinimg.com
