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Silver Argiope

Argiope argentata

Photo by LivanEscudero
Published on Project Noah
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25.7408, -80.3108

Field Notes

Habitat:

fields, open woods, gardens

Notes:

Here are a couple of dorsal and ventral shots of this orb weaver spider. The last two with its prey. When I first approached with the camera it ran up to the top edge of the web, but soon came back towards the center to its lunch.

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Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Spiders of Florida
Mission
Florida's Flora & Fauna
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 27, 2013

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