Banded orb weaver at Monash, ACT
Identification history
| Argiope trifasciata | 13 Feb 2023 | EmmaCollins | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Feb 2023 | ExcitedEcologist |
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User's notes
This spider was in Monash grasslands and measured 80mm (from tip of leg to tip of leg). There was a vertical zig zag pattern in the web.
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EmmaCollins
wrote:
13 Feb 2023
This is a female Argiope trifasciata - Banded orb-weaver.
A relative of the St. Andrews Cross spider (Argiope keyserlingi).
The zig-zag is made out of a substance called "Stabilimentum".
A relative of the St. Andrews Cross spider (Argiope keyserlingi).
The zig-zag is made out of a substance called "Stabilimentum".
ExcitedEcologist
wrote:
13 Feb 2023
Thank you! She is a real beauty! What is the function of the stabilimentum in the web?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.080989-35.420728
- Altitude 601.4m
- Maps Isabella Pond Monash Grassland Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland
- Places Monash, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2023 05:48 PM Recorded on
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Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Argiope trifasciata Scientific name
- Banded orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1157m Recorded at altitude
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