Florida Garden Spider

Argiope florida · Order: Araneae · Family: Araneidae

Also called: Florida Argiope

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Florida Garden Spider
Photo: Ray Fisher, CC BY

The Florida garden spider is found in the United States. Its habitat is limited to some areas in the southeastern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in a restricted part of the southeastern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: endemic in United States; native in North America. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Florida Garden Spider photo 2
Photo: Raven Dandridge, CC BY
Florida Garden Spider photo 3
Photo: Dan Vickers, CC BY
Florida Garden Spider photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Florida Garden Spider photo 5
Photo: Tres Fisher, CC BY-SA

Same family (Araneidae)

Cross OrbweaverCross OrbweaverAraneus diadematusCan biteYellow Garden SpiderYellow Garden SpiderArgiope aurantiaCan biteSpotted OrbweaverSpotted OrbweaverNeoscona cruciferaCan biteGolden Silk SpiderGolden Silk SpiderTrichonephila clavipesCan biteFurrow OrbweaverFurrow OrbweaverLarinioides cornutusCan biteJoro SpiderJoro SpiderTrichonephila clavataCan bite

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_florida

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.

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