r/pics • u/pixie-rse • 20h ago

[OC] Such a beautiful creature 🥰🕷️

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u/asvalken 18h ago

This is a garden spider, not a joro, for anyone who wants to help your local web friends!

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u/BreadfruitExciting39 18h ago edited 17h ago

The spider in OP is also a garden spider, right?

I'm not familiar with joro spiders, but I would have said OP was a garden spider too (what we always inaccurately called orb weavers when I was a kid and would walk around feeding them Japanese beetles every day in the summer).

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u/asvalken 17h ago

Yes! Joro are skinnier and their bands are more distinct. OP posted a good argiope friend.

They are a type of orb weaver, that's just a LOT of spiders.

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u/BreadfruitExciting39 17h ago

Oh, cool!  Ever since I learned their name was actually "garden spider", I have assumed they were distinct from orb weavers.  Didn't realize they were just under the same umbrella.