Argiope versicolor
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| Argiope versicolor | |
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| Female in Don Det, Si Phan Don, Laos | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Argiope |
| Species: | A. versicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Argiope versicolor (Doleschall, 1859) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Epeira versicolor Doleschall, 1859 | |
Argiope versicolor, the multi-coloured Saint Andrew's cross spider,[3][4] is a species of orb-weaver spider found mostly in Southeast Asia, from China to Indonesia.[5][1]
Argiope versicolor is a colorful spider. The female's cephalothorax is covered by silvery hair. Its abdomen is pentagonal in shape with white, yellow, red, dark bands dorsally, and two longitudinal yellow stripes ventrally. The dark bands are dotted with white. The legs are orange with dark bands. She usually sits head down in the centre of the web, with legs held spread-eagle in an 'X' shape.[6]
The male is smaller and duller than the female, and brown and cream coloured.[7]
