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Argiope, naiad of the town of Eleusis, mother of Cercyon by Branchus. [12] Possibly same as the above Argiope thus, a daughter of the river-god Cephissus. Argiope, daughter of Teuthras, king of Teuthrania, a region near Mysia in Asia Minor. She married Telephus, son of Heracles. [13] Not to be confused with Agriope (Ἀγριόπην, Agriópen)
Argiope bruennichi is commonly known as the wasp spider. In Australia, Argiope keyserlingi and Argiope aetherea are known as St Andrew's cross spiders, for their habit of resting in the web with paired legs outstretched in the shape of an X and mirroring the large white web decoration (the cross of St. Andrew [2] having the same form
Argiope ("silver face") may refer to: Argiope (mythology), several figures from Greek mythology; Argiope, a genus of spiders which includes the St Andrew's Cross ...
Argiope aurantia is a species of spider, commonly known as the yellow garden spider, [2] [3] black and yellow garden spider, [4] golden garden spider, [5] writing spider, zigzag spider, zipper spider, black and yellow argiope, corn spider, Steeler spider, or McKinley spider. [6] The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1833.
Argiope bruennichi participate in sexual cannibalism. The females of this species, typically much larger than the males, almost always consume their male counterparts after copulation. [9] [7] To combat this, males often wait in or near an immature female's web until she completes her final moult and reaches sexual maturity.
Argiope Audouin, 1826. Argiope abramovi Logunov & Jäger, 2015 - Vietnam; Argiope aemula (Walckenaer, 1841) — India to Philippines, Sulawesi, New Hebrides; Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1841) — China to Australia; Argiope aetheroides Yin et al., 1989 — China, Japan; Argiope ahngeri Spassky, 1932 — Central Asia
Argiope caesarea. Thorell, 1897. Argiope caesarea is a species of spider in the genus Argiope. [1] Description. Argiope caesarea has long, black legs and a yellow and ...
There has been considerable confusion both within the Argiope genus and the australis species. The Argiope were some of the first tropical spiders to be described, as far back as the early 1700s, probably a result of their relatively large size and colorful appearance. Because of this long history and the fact that early descriptions focused on ...