Belonging to the orb-weaver family, the wasp spider is indigenous to northern and Central Europe, alongside certain portions of Asia and North Africa.
Size: Females are around 0.59 inches (1.5 cm) long, and males have a length of 0.17 inches (0.45 cm).
Color: Its body is a combination of yellow and black bands alongside stripes of white.
Other Characteristic Features: They have long abdomen and legs with a wavy pattern of stripes running through their body.
Eggs are laid in a cocoon-shaped sac made by female spiders.
After going through an overwintering process, young hatchlings arrive in the following spring
The spider makes a spiral web during dawn or dusk with the signature crisscross pattern at the center mostly used for attracting its prey.
Their bite equivalent to a bee-sting is not harmful to humans.
Distribution | Northern and central Europe, Asia, north Africa, and archipelago |
Habitat | Grassland and vegetations |
Diet | Insects |
Web Type | Orb |
Lifespan | 1-3 years |
Subspecies | Argiope bruennichini nigrofasciata |
IUCN Conservation List | Not Listed |
Image Credits: Rdnhs.org.uk, Live.staticflickr.com, Srs.britishspiders.org.uk
Belonging to the orb-weaver family, the wasp spider is indigenous to northern and Central Europe, alongside certain portions of Asia and North Africa.
Size: Females are around 0.59 inches (1.5 cm) long, and males have a length of 0.17 inches (0.45 cm).
Color: Its body is a combination of yellow and black bands alongside stripes of white.
Other Characteristic Features: They have long abdomen and legs with a wavy pattern of stripes running through their body.
Eggs are laid in a cocoon-shaped sac made by female spiders.
After going through an overwintering process, young hatchlings arrive in the following spring
The spider makes a spiral web during dawn or dusk with the signature crisscross pattern at the center mostly used for attracting its prey.
Their bite equivalent to a bee-sting is not harmful to humans.
Distribution | Northern and central Europe, Asia, north Africa, and archipelago |
Habitat | Grassland and vegetations |
Diet | Insects |
Web Type | Orb |
Lifespan | 1-3 years |
Subspecies | Argiope bruennichini nigrofasciata |
IUCN Conservation List | Not Listed |
Image Credits: Rdnhs.org.uk, Live.staticflickr.com, Srs.britishspiders.org.uk