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Silver Garden(Argiope argentata)

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.

Scientific Classification

Silver Garden Spider

 

Physical Description and Identification

Adults

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.

Silver Garden Spider Size

Eggs

Female silver garden spiders create greenish egg sacs that are suspended from their webs.

Spiderlings

Spiderlings stay together until they become mature and disperse eventually.

The Web

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. 

Silver Garden Spider Web

Are Silver Garden Spiders Poisonous

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.

Quick Facts

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
Silver Garden Spider Picture

Did You Know

  • Female silver garden spiders are similar to female Argiope blanda, another species of orb-weavers.
  • The web of the silver garden spider is also used by dewdrop spiders, belonging to the Argyrodes genus.

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.

Silver Garden Spider

 

Physical Description and Identification

Adults

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.

Silver Garden Spider Size

Eggs

Female silver garden spiders create greenish egg sacs that are suspended from their webs.

Spiderlings

Spiderlings stay together until they become mature and disperse eventually.

The Web

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. 

Silver Garden Spider Web

Are Silver Garden Spiders Poisonous

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.

Quick Facts

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
Silver Garden Spider Picture

Did You Know

  • Female silver garden spiders are similar to female Argiope blanda, another species of orb-weavers.
  • The web of the silver garden spider is also used by dewdrop spiders, belonging to the Argyrodes genus.

Image Credits: Bugguide.net, Live.staticflickr.com, I.pinimg.com

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