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green-backed spider - Argiope trifasciata
Copyright © 2016 Terry Miesle

green-backed spider - Argiope trifasciata
Fermilab Natural Areas, Dupage County, Illinois, USA
September 2, 2016
Size: 20mm body

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green-backed spider - Argiope trifasciata green-backed spider - Argiope trifasciata green-backed spider - Argiope trifasciata
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Contributed by Terry Miesle on 19 September, 2016 - 8:43pm

Our feeling is that people should call
a creature by an English name that is meaningful to them. We hate it when folks try to legislate English names. You may have to change to a more common English name or the scientific name to communicate with others, but in your local community, you can call it what you like. :)
Enjoy!
… john and jane balaban, 19 September, 2016 - 8:59pm login or register to post comments

an obvious name
Green-backed spider eh? That seems too simple!
… Terry Miesle, 19 September, 2016 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 19 September, 2016 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

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