Hawaiian Garden Spider

Andre pierce of walnut creek bumped into one of these literally hawaiian garden spiders on my first trip to kaua i he recalled.

Hawaiian garden spider. Hasarius adansoni adanson s house jumper 8 pictures. The brown recluse spider a dangerous spider commonly found on the mainland has not been documented as an established inhabitant of the hawaiian islands signs and symptoms symptoms associated with spider bites can vary from mild or unnoticeable to relatively severe. The spider species argiope appensa commonly known as hawaiian garden spider belongs to the genus argiope in the family araneidae argiope appensa spiders have been sighted 14 times by contributing members. While hawaii has relatively few venomous spiders there are some spider species you don t want saying aloha to you while on islands.

However residential areas and forests are prime spots for the state s. Gasteracantha cancriformis spiny backed orb weaver 57 pictures. Adept at building orb shaped webs the hawaiian garden spider sits in the center head down waiting for insect prey to get entangled in the fine silk threads. Look for the pentagon shaped abdomen and darker cephalothorax eight eyes and banded legs.

Physical description and identification adults. Hawaiian garden spider 14 pictures. If you stick to the beach and sunbathing chances are slim you ll encounter a dangerous arachnid. Argiope appensa is most often sighted outdoors and during the.

Badumna longinqua grey house spider 20 pictures. Search from 60 hawaiian garden spider stock photos pictures and royalty free images from istock. The hawaiian garden spider is a common colorful sight. Legs are orange yellow and black the abdomen is yellow to neon green.

Female hawaiian garden spiders are around 2 2 5 in 5 0 6 35 cm and males are around 0 75 in 1 9 cm color. In hawaii they are known to be quite communal see picture with multi generational specimens living within close quarters using the same anchor lines for separate webs. Artema atlanta giant daddy long legs spider 3 pictures. Based on collected data the geographic range for argiope appensa includes 2 countries and 1 states in the united states.

In hawaii they are referred to as hawaiian garden spiders. The female argiope appensa referred to here as the hawaiian or yellow garden spider though not native can get close to three inches in length though the males are commonly less than an inch and mostly brown in color. Eggs are produced in the egg sac that is attached to the web instead of the abdomen of the.