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Grass Cross Spider ♀

Argiope catenulata

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Description:

Grass Cross Spider (Argiope catenulata, Doleschall 1859; Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) is a species of Orb-weaver spider ranging from India to the Philippines to Papua New Guinea. Like other species of the same genus, it builds a web with a zig-zag stabilimentum. (Wikipedia)

In the Philippines, they are known as gagambang ekis ("X spider", due to the stabilementa), and gagambang pari ("priest spider", due to the spider's body resembling a priest's head with a mitre).

Habitat:

Backyard at Biñan, Laguna.

Notes:

Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/35950056

Reference Links:

Argiope catenulata, Argiope (spider)

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