WTH is this?
Location: Paris, France
October 2, 2010 12:18 pm
Oh please help me identify this Spider! I am living in the suburbs of Paris and I am forever seeing these in my window. Can you tell me what kind of Spider it is and if it is dangerous?
Signature: American in Paris
Dear American in Paris,
The Spiders of Northwest Europe website identifies this lovely Orbweaver as Argiope bruennichi, and it is commonly called a Wasp Spider, though it is unclear where that common name is used. We doubt it is the common name in France since the name is in English.
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