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Yellow banded orb weaver

Argiope coquereli

Description:

large spider, maybe 5" legtip to legtip

Habitat:

rainforest mixed with open areas of grass

Notes:

saw this on top of a grassy hill surrounded by rainforest. typical habitat of Lope National Park.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ashish
Ashish 12 years ago
Yellow banded weaver
Argiope coquereli List of Araneidae species: A


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11 Comments

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

cool spot Dan!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Thanks Greg and Dixie. No zoom for me on this one, I'm right up close!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Welcome..!!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

thanks for the comments and Ashish for ID.

"बहुत लुभावना! रंग बहुत निराले हैं!"
--
"Very captivating! Coloring is unique!"

HemantKumar
HemantKumar 12 years ago

beautiful superb colors

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 13 years ago

dead on! thanks!

ShannonFox
ShannonFox 13 years ago

It looks like some kind of Orb Weaver spider from the Araneidae Family.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 13 years ago

good question! I'm not sure, didn't think to take a closer look

PaulMcK
PaulMcK 13 years ago

wow, striking colours and strange abdomen. What does it have in its mouth?

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Ogooué-Ivindo, Gabon

Spotted on Feb 12, 2004
Submitted on Apr 12, 2011

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