#4357 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Banded Garden Spider

🇳🇱 Afrikaanse tijgerspin ·Argiope trifasciata

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0
2. © Claudia Fernández Bagan · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Janet Nelson · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Chaym Turak · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Chaym Turak · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Rick Nirschl · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Kevin Merrell · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © davidsando · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Chalon Boesel · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Argiope trifasciata (the banded garden spider or banded orb weaving spider ) is a species of spiders found around the world. It can be found in certain areas of Europe, namely the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands, and Madeira, The similar looking Argiope bruennichi is common in the Azores. as well as in North America. Considered a pest in some areas, they typically begin to appear during autumn from early September to late October as temperatures start...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 48,264iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
48,264 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Peter Forsskål in 1775 (251 years ago).