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Huge Spider walks his web A large dark spider with a bee-like pattern on its legs inspects his carefully built web. Araneae,Argiope bruennichi,Spider,Wasp spider,closeup Click/tap to enlarge

Huge Spider walks his web

A large dark spider with a bee-like pattern on its legs inspects his carefully built web.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    hi BlackDiamond, great photo. I have removed the "insects" tag since technically a spider is not an insect :)

    Do you happen to know what kind of spider this is?     Posted 14 years ago
    1. View Joost Thissen's profile
      Joost Thissen
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      It is a wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi). Posted 14 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Excellent, thanks for the teamwork on this identification. Posted 13 years ago

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The Wasp spider

"Argiope bruennichi", or the wasp spider, is a species of orb-web spider distributed throughout central Europe, Northern Europe, north Africa and parts of Asia. Like many other members of the genus "Argiope", it shows striking yellow and black markings on its abdomen.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By blackdiamond

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Uploaded Jul 18, 2011. Captured Jul 16, 2011 19:58.
  • NIKON D90
  • ISO200
  • 90mm