Lexic.us

Definition of Argiope aurantia

1. Noun. A widely distributed North American garden spider.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Argiope Aurantia

Literary usage of Argiope aurantia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1905)
"... 100 mature females from the provision stores of some of the mud-dauber wasps in Wallace county, July 16. Argiope aurantia Lucas. Argiope aurantia Lucas. ..."

2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1898)
"Walckenaer and Koch have both described this species subsequent to Lucas, so that the synonymy of this species will be: Argiope aurantia Lucas. ..."

3. The Kansas University Science Bulletin by University of Kansas (1906)
"Argiope aurantia. The Golden garden spider spins its snare in about the same situations as those chosen by Araneus ..."

4. Bulletin of the Geographic Society of Chicago by Geographic Society of Chicago (1913)
"In open, grassy places the garden spiders (Argiope aurantia and trifasciata) (Fig. 255) fasten FIG. 254.—Low forest margin at Wolf Lake. Ind. In front of a, ..."

5. Legislative Document by New York (State). Legislature (1919)
"Males and females 4 Araneus trifolium (Hentz) Females and egg cases 4 Argiope aurantia Lucas Females and egg cases 3 Argiope trifasciata (Forskal) Females 2 ..."

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