Silver-backed Argiope, Silver Argiope, Florida Argiope (Argiope florida)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006
Common in NC in the sandhills.
Silver-backed Argiope, Silver Argiope, Florida Argiope (Argiope florida)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006
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Not considered dangerous to humans, Argiope spiders are large and commonly encountered. |
Dorsal view Silver-backed Argiope, Silver Argiope, Florida Argiope (Argiope florida) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 Common in NC in the sandhills. |
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Ventral view Silver-backed Argiope, Silver Argiope, Florida Argiope (Argiope florida) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 |
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Silver-backed Argiope, Silver Argiope, Florida Argiope (Argiope florida) Chatham Co., NC 7 June 2008 Youngster with lots of web "writing". |
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Silver-backed Argiope, Silver Argiope, Florida Argiope (Argiope florida) Sandhills Gamelands, Scotland Co., NC 14 June 2008 Young Silver-backed Argiopes display various patterns of zig-zag "writing" in their webs. This genus of spiders is often referred to as "Writing Spiders". |
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Silver-backed Argiope, Silver Argiope, Florida Argiope (Argiope florida) Sandhills Gamelands, Scotland Co., NC 14 June 2008 Youngster |
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Silver-backed Argiope, Silver Argiope, Florida Argiope (Argiope florida) Sandhills Gamelands, Scotland Co., NC 14 June 2008 Youngster |
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