Argiope trifasciata (Forskål, 1775)

banded garden spider

• Sep 19, 2008

  
  me unknown
  42.0493, -82.5959
  
  Added: Sep 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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• Sep 16, 2008

  
  Darren Boyce
  43.183, -88.727
  
  Added: Sep 16, 2008 at 8:18:02 PM MST

  

  Two surprises:

  I happened to snap a photo of what I thought was an Argiope aurantia spider I observed and realized I identified it incorrectly! I believe this is a banded garden spider.

  I shot this photo thinking it had an egg sac beneath it, but upon closer review I found it was finishing up a meal instead!

  I guess my eyes are bad! Enjoy.

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• Aug 8, 2008

  
  Nikki J. Breidenbaugh
  38.4369, -87.1164
  3    
  Added: Aug 8, 2008 at 10:33:15 PM MST

  I have three immature Argiope trfasciata in my flower bed.  They are all within three to four feet of each other. 

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• Dec 12, 2007

  
  Richard J. Adams
  36.6051, -121.829
  1    0    0    
  Added: Dec 13, 2007 at 2:06:21 PM MST

  An adult male A. trifasciata was found resting in the eaves of a local elementary school by several children and identified by R.J. Adams. The spider was resting directly on the wall and no orb web was visible. Seaside, Monterey Co., CA. (36.605081, -121.829002)

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• Nov 13, 2007

  
  Richard J. Adams
  36.6496, -121.7917
  0    1    
  Added: Nov 13, 2007 at 4:56:49 PM MST

  An adult female Banded Garden Spider was found in her web in a lupin bush on the California State University Monterey Bay campus this morning (36.649587, -121.791729) (13-Nov., 2007). In the same bush  were two Labyrinth Spiders (Meteperia sp.) (Areanidae).

  R.J. Adams

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• Oct 17, 2007

  
  Ian K Hutchinson
  45.6777, -122.5096
  1    
  Added: Oct 17, 2007 at 10:45:41 PM MST

  Adult female found on outside wall near the downspout from the gutter, about a foot off the ground. No web nearby. We have many other types of spiders in the yard, but this is the first time seeing one like this.

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• Oct 15, 2007

  
  kay s standridge
  34.1607, -83.4065
  1    
  Added: Oct 17, 2007 at 8:39:09 AM MST

  I found one of these little guys on the side of my house.  He wasn't in a web, he was just hagning out on the siding.

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• Sep 27, 2007

  
  Jean Leclerc
  46.2272, -72.3448
  1    
  Added: Sep 27, 2007 at 12:05:44 PM MST

  Observed a female on its web.  It had cleared a small opening in the tall grasses under and around its web.

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• Sep 22, 2007

  
  Janorah Forrar
  38.7388, -104.1886
  1    
  Added: Sep 22, 2007 at 11:59:51 AM MST

  

  Found in my front yard this morning

  lat 38.73875369983168

  long -104.18862819671631

  My yard has peppermint, applemint, tricolor sage, buffalo grass, mums, lillies, columbine, irises and some other garden type flowers.  I also have rhubarb.  I have been here 12 years and this is the first of these spiders I have seen.  I also was able to get a great pic of the underside.  A 2nd web was discovered 30 minutes later about 2.5 feet from the 1st one and it had another female about the same size.

   

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• Sep 17, 2007

  
  Michael D. Campbell
  39.8689, -85.9306
  1    
  Added: Oct 27, 2007 at 7:49:52 PM MST

  Location: McCordsville, Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana  Date & Time: September 17, 2007 18:15 hours Habitat: Wildflower garden  Predominant Vegetation: goldenrod, obedient plant, asters, coneflowers, coreopsis Details: This is the largest of the four females in my yard.  The males have all vanished by now, I imagine they were consumed by their mates as I discovered the dried husk of one in this female's web more than a week prior to this sighting.  The female pictured is eating a fairly large grasshopper. She has also been observed eating moths, butterflies, wasps and a variety of smaller prey.  All of the females observed in my yard changed into their adult coloration after the males disappeared which leads me to believe that mating is the catalyst for the change into adult markings and not the other way around.

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• Sep 12, 2007

  
  Kevin T. Cook
  41.1363, -81.196
  1    2    
  Added: Sep 19, 2007 at 10:42:31 AM MST

  Male and Female on a single web constructed in the midst of our house getting sided.  Found on property adjacent to West Branch State Park in Ravenna, Ohio.

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• Aug 22, 2007

  
  Michael D. Campbell
  39.8689, -85.9306
  4    3    
  Added: Oct 27, 2007 at 5:57:25 PM MST

  Location: McCordsville, Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana Date & Time: August 22, 2007 19:44 hours Habitat: Wildflower garden  Predominant vegetation: obedient plant, goldenrod, aster, coneflowers Details: Three large females with webs spaced in an equilateral triangle less than two meters apart.  Males on small webs adjacent to females' webs.  Females still in immature markings but are quite large and much larger than the males.  Smallest female has two males in attendance.

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