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title: "Silver Garden Orbweaver"
description: "Argiope argentata — Insects & spiders. Argiope argentata, commonly known as the silver argiope or silver garden spider due to the silvery color of its cephalothorax, is a member of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/silver-garden-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Silver Garden Orbweaver

> Argiope argentata — Insects & spiders. Argiope argentata, commonly known as the silver argiope or silver garden spider due to the silvery color of its cephalothorax, is a member of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Argiope argentata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens), `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 51807
- Wikidata: [Q138440](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138440)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67706](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67706)

## Names

- en: Silver Garden Orbweaver
- es: Araña plateada de jardín
- fr: Argiope argentée
- nl: Zilveren tijgerspin
- pt: Aranha-de-prata

## Countries with the most observations

BR (12506), US (11222), AR (4467), EC (4011), CO (3613), MX (3436), PE (1702), CR (1035), PR (985), PA (902), BO (666), UY (373)

## Summary

Argiope argentata, commonly known as the silver argiope or silver garden spider due to the silvery color of its cephalothorax, is a member of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae. This species resides in arid and warm environments in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and widely across South America. In the United States, it is found at least in Southern California, Florida, Arizona, and Texas. A. argentata create stabilimenta and a unique zig-zag in its web design, and it utilizes its UV-reflecting silk to attract pollinating species to prey upon. Like other species of Argiope, its venom is not harmful…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_argentata

## Photo

![Silver Garden Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silver-garden-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145140269

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/silver-garden-orbweaver?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).