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Argiope sp.
Interesting web, elevated and thickened on a leaf. The thickened portion/ web decoration is also known as stabilimentum. There were 2 egg cases, one on each side of the stabilimentum. Photos taken between 2:43-2:58pm.
This is a new record for the Philippines. The species is Argiope chloreides. The key paper is
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/asj...
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Thank you, everyone. Yes, Nuwan, very nice indeed!:) The web is elevated so it can go under its web. ChunXingWong, yes, it looks closest to that Argiope sp. in Malaysia.:) Thank you, Sanjay for that piece of information. Now, I understand why they're called gagambang ekis. I actually thought that they had an X mark on their back.:D
Nice Spotting.
We have one spotting of this too from Malaysia. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/719...
In the Philippines, it is commonly known as “gagambang ekis“, which translates to “X spider”.
In other parts of the world, it is known as the “black and yellow garden spider”, “corn spider” or “writing spider,” because of the similarity of the web stabilimenta to writing, and “St. Andrew’s Cross spiders”, for their habit of resting in the web with legs outstretched in the shape of an X, the cross of St. Andrew
Spotted on Dec 4, 2012
Submitted on Dec 4, 2012
