Spider ID

[malcnunn]

Any thoughts on what this may be ? I was thinking orb weaver of some kind . I'm in Thailand and it had a large web next to the lake .

thanks !!

 

[The Snark]

Probable Argiope genus. Need better pictures to narrow it down. Where in Thailand? How large was the web?

 

[malcnunn]

Thanks for the reply , It was hard to get a better pic due to it being upside down over water . The web was quite large , around 1ft diameter but i did notice from where it was sat (central) there was a zig zag web in front of it for about 4 inches .North East Thailand close to Cambodia border . I'm heading back again later so I'll try a better pic if it is still there .

 

[The Snark]

The web was quite large , around 1ft diameter but i did notice from where it was sat (central) there was a zig zag web in front of it for about 4 inches

The zig zag and size are typical of Argiopes. I'm not sure if it can be narrowed down to the species. The Isan area has not been extensively studied. I don't even know of a specific institute. I'd suggest starting at the Khon Kaen University and go from there. They are highly focused on land development and maintenance so is likely to have a biology department studying the local animals.

 

[malcnunn]

best I could do whilst back yesterday but you can see the top side colours etc

malc

 

[Biollantefan54]

Looks to be Argiope dang possibly based on INaturalist.