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title: "Florida Garden Spider"
description: "Argiope florida — Insekten & Spinnen. Argiope florida, known generally as the Florida argiope or Florida garden spider, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/florida-garden-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Florida Garden Spider

> Argiope florida — Insekten & Spinnen. Argiope florida, known generally as the Florida argiope or Florida garden spider, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Argiope florida*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 891
- Wikidata: [Q3134022](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3134022)
- iNaturalist taxon: [127353](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/127353)

## Names

- en: Florida Garden Spider

## Countries with the most observations

US (772)

## Summary

Argiope florida, known generally as the Florida argiope or Florida garden spider, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in the United States.

In fact, the habitat of Argiope florida is restricted to some areas in southeast United States.

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

## Photo

![Florida Garden Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/florida-garden-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: cwarneke · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7311180

## Machine access

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