Argiope trifasciata (Forskål, 1775) Discussion

banded garden spider

Comments on September 19, 2008 Observation

me unknown
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Submitted: September 23, 2008 at 8:28:08 AM MST

I found this spider on the side of my home.. It was a metallic silver in colour with long brown legs with black stripes on the legs.. The body was fairly flat... I have contacted Point Pelee National park and emailed them photos of this spider in hopes to get a response as to the type of spider it is,, I have never seen a spider like this before .. Google brought up many that look similar to it, but none that look identical to it.. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

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David P. Shorthouse wrote on September 26, 2008 at 2:39:46 PM MST

I looks a bit like Argiope trifasciata. If you're not sure, do you still want this observation to be recorded?

me unknown wrote on September 23, 2008 at 8:40:14 AM MST

I'm sorry this picture is not very good,, I tried to post a better one but can't... Please does anyone know what this metallic silver spider is?? It was pure silver with no markings on its body.. it almost looked like it had been spray painted..