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Banded Argiope

Argiope trifasciata

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Field Notes

Description:

I will not bore you with the hundreds of photos I took of about 50 of these banded beauties. But this October one was beautiful! (Also known as White-backed Garden Spider) Most in the meadow had an abdomen size of about 1/2 - 1 inch. This one was probably closer to 1 inch.

Habitat:

Meadow in the Poconos

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ulvalactuca77
Yeah, one of my guides calls the Argiope trifasciata the banded garden spider, however the picture is actually much different...

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Mission
International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedNovember 13, 2011

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