CLOSED: What type of spider is this??

Watch Reply
More
Mark unread Print Skip to new
drako4 kamloops, Canada Sep 13, 2009

Hello,

I live in the okanagan in British Columbia and found this spider in my garden in the late evening. It is fairly large. Does anyone know what type it is and if it is poisonous?
Thanks

Thumbnail by drako4
Post #7057317
Quote
suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 13, 2009

This is a female orb-weaving spider (family Araneidae) in the genus Argiope; likely the banded argiope; Argiope trifasciata - see http://tinyurl.com/nmxyav
With the exception of one small family (Uloboridae), all spiders are venomous, but only a very few species are truly dangerous to humans. This one is not one of those; all orb weavers are harmless to humans.

Post #7057535
Quote

Post a Reply to this Thread

Please or sign up to post.
Back to Forum Homepage

More Insect and Spider Identification Threads

Go to all Insect and Spider Identification threads
BACK TO TOP