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Hawaiian garden spiders

Argiope appensa

Description:

Argiope appensa is a spider that occurs on several islands in the Western Pacific Ocean. It has been introduced to Hawai'i, and is found on Taiwan and New Guinea. It inhabits a wide variety of habitats, from coasts to forests.

Notes:

Any ID suggestions for this spider? This one is big. Thanks.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ashish
Ashish 11 years ago
West Pacific Siganture spider
Argiope appensa Argiope appensa


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6 Comments

coleen.sucgang
coleen.sucgang 11 years ago

Many thanks Ashish. Will update ID.

BrandonBlount
BrandonBlount 11 years ago

Coleen, Great spotting! Ashish ID'd it for you. :-)

BrandonBlount
BrandonBlount 11 years ago

Ashish, that is a 100% spot on ID. :-)

coleen.sucgang
coleen.sucgang 11 years ago

Any known ID for this spider? Thanks.

coleen.sucgang
coleen.sucgang 12 years ago

Not sure either Nacho. Thanks.

Ignacio Gamboa
Ignacio Gamboa 12 years ago

It's an Argiope, maybe A. lobata but the patterns on the torax and head are different... So i'm not sure

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coleen.sucgang
Spotted by
coleen.sucgang

Iloilo, Philippines

Spotted on Dec 25, 2011
Submitted on Dec 26, 2011

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