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title: "Saint Andrew's Cross Spider"
description: "Argiope keyserlingi — Insekten & Spinnen. Argiope keyserlingi is a species of orb-web spider found on the east coast of Australia, from Victoria to northern Queensland."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/saint-andrew-s-cross-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Saint Andrew's Cross Spider

> Argiope keyserlingi — Insekten & Spinnen. Argiope keyserlingi is a species of orb-web spider found on the east coast of Australia, from Victoria to northern Queensland.

- Scientific name: *Argiope keyserlingi*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Stadt & Garten)
- iNaturalist observations: 11142
- Wikidata: [Q1302412](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1302412)
- iNaturalist taxon: [202557](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/202557)

## Names

- en: Saint Andrew's Cross Spider

## Countries with the most observations

AU (10210)

## Summary

Argiope keyserlingi is a species of orb-web spider found on the east coast of Australia, from Victoria to northern Queensland. It is very similar in appearance to a closely related north Queensland species, Argiope aetherea. A. keyserlingi is commonly found in large populations in suburban parks and gardens, particularly among the leaves of Lomandra longifolia. Like many species of orb-web spiders, A. keyserlingi shows considerable sexual dimorphism, with the females being many times larger than the males. Mature females can be seen during the summer, and seeing multiple males on the web of one female is not uncommon…

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

## Photo

![Saint Andrew's Cross Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/saint-andrew-s-cross-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: jody1351 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254269832

## Machine access

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