Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates) ➔ Class Arachnida (Arachnids) ➔ Order Araneae (Spiders) ➔ Family Araneidae (Orbweaver spiders)

Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)

Wespenspinne Wasp Spider

Synonyms and other combinations:

Argiope acuminata Franganillo, 1920 | Argiope bruennichi africana Strand, 1906 | Argiope bruennichi nigrofasciata Franganillo, 1910 | Argiope bruennichi orientalis Strand, 1907 | Argiope zabonica (Chamberlin, 1924) |

  • Argiope bruennichi, female and male 3530
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female and male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-07-26 17:38:05
    Image number: 3530
    female and male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-07-26 17:38:05
  • Argiope bruennichi, male 3531
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-07-26 17:35:48
    Image number: 3531
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-07-26 17:35:48
  • Argiope bruennichi, web in the trees 3675
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, web in the trees
    BG, Naturpark Zlatni Piassatzi; 2008-09-04 14:17:55
    Image number: 3675
    web in the trees
    BG, Naturpark Zlatni Piassatzi
    2008-09-04 14:17:55
  • Argiope bruennichi, web with stabilimentum 4319
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, web with stabilimentum
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2010-07-31 11:00:19
    Image number: 4319
    web with stabilimentum
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2010-07-31 11:00:19
  • Argiope bruennichi, female 3466
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2009-08-09 12:43:40
    Image number: 3466
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2009-08-09 12:43:40
  • Argiope bruennichi, female 3516
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-07-28 11:13:35
    Image number: 3516
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-07-28 11:13:35
  • Argiope bruennichi, female 3517
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2007-08-01 17:16:42
    Image number: 3517
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2007-08-01 17:16:42
  • Argiope bruennichi, female 3518
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2007-08-01 17:17:08
    Image number: 3518
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2007-08-01 17:17:08
  • Argiope bruennichi, female 3519
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-07-28 10:49:24
    Image number: 3519
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-07-28 10:49:24
  • Argiope bruennichi, female 3515
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-07-28 10:46:49
    Image number: 3515
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-07-28 10:46:49
  • Argiope bruennichi 3726
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2008-07-12 12:26:44
    Image number: 3726

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2008-07-12 12:26:44
  • Argiope bruennichi, female with prey 3532
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female with prey
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-08-06 13:08:41
    Image number: 3532
    female with prey
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-08-06 13:08:41
  • Argiope bruennichi, female with prey 3533
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female with prey
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-08-06 13:09:20
    Image number: 3533
    female with prey
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-08-06 13:09:20
  • Argiope bruennichi, female with prey 3807
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female with prey
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2008-08-10 11:50:50
    Image number: 3807
    female with prey
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2008-08-10 11:50:50
  • Argiope bruennichi, female 5595
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2012-08-13 10:28:54
    Image number: 5595
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2012-08-13 10:28:54
  • Argiope bruennichi, female 5596
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2012-08-13 10:31:55
    Image number: 5596
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2012-08-13 10:31:55
  • Argiope bruennichi, 5593
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi,
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2012-08-13 10:40:03
    Image number: 5593

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2012-08-13 10:40:03
  • Argiope bruennichi, 5594
    Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772)  Wespenspinne  Wasp Spider 
    Argiope bruennichi,
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2012-08-13 10:40:11
    Image number: 5594

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2012-08-13 10:40:11

Distribution:
Europe, Turkey, Israel, Russia (Europe to Far East), Iran, Central Asia to China, Korea, Japan.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Kropf C., Nentwig W., Blick T. & Gloor D. (organizing board). (2019). WSC: World Spider Catalog (version 19.5, Jan 2019). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Bellmann, Heiko: Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas, Franckh Kosmos Verlag-GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, 3. Auflage von 2006, ISBN 3-440-07025-5
  3. Arachnologische Gesellschaft e. V. (2015): Wiki des Spinnen-Forums
  4. Lawrence Bee, Geoff Oxford, Helen Smith: Britain's Spiders A Field Guide, Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition, 496 Seiten, 2020, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-20474-1.