Argiope keyserlingi

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St Andrew's cross spider
Juvenile female Argiope keyserlingi from Brisbane
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Argiope
Species:
A. keyserlingi
Binomial name
Argiope keyserlingi
Karsch, 1878

Argiope keyserlingi also called St. Andrew's cross spider is a kind of orb-web spider. It lives on the east side of Australia from Victoria to northern Queensland.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. Levi H. W. (1983). "The Orb-Weaver Genera Argiope, Gea, and Neogea from the Western Pacific Region (Araneae: Araneidae, Argiopinae)" (PDF). MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. Harvard University. Retrieved 2018-02-27.