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Argiope sp.

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

A small juvenile cross spider.

Habitat:

Spotted on Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla) next to a house located in a large, semi-urban yard & garden, in close proximity to a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Reference Links:

Argiopes - Argiope - Overview, Argiope (spider)

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International Spider Survey
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Biota of S. Frazier's Yard at Sentani, Papua, Indonesia

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PublishedJuly 21, 2013

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