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Banded Argiope with banded argiope victim

Argiope trifasciata

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40.8733, -75.5975

Field Notes

Description:

Out of 60-80 of these banded spiders, this was my only witness to a victim being another Banded Argiope.

Habitat:

Meadow in the Poconos

Notes:

White-backed Garden spider (alternative common name)

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kalpak
10 on 10 for both the spotting and the photography!

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International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedNovember 17, 2011

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