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  • Northern Saint Andrew's Cross Spider, 1 of 6
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    (c) dr.scott.mills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) Sami Day, all rights reserved

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    (c) Simon Nicholas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Giverny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Steve Hancock, all rights reserved

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    (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Northern Saint Andrew's Cross Spider

Argiope aetherea

Worldwide
2,615 observations
Group
Arachnids
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Argiope aetherea is a common, large orb-web spider (family Araneidae). Like other species of Argiope, it is commonly known as the St Andrew's Cross spider, due to the characteristic cross-shaped web decorations female spiders often include in their webs. A. aetherea is similar in appearance to A. keyserlingi, however female A. aetherea are generally larger than A. keyserlingi. Like most orb-web spiders, A. aetherea shows considerable sexual size dimorphism, with females being many times larger than...

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