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Is this Banded Argiope? Female? - Argiope trifasciata
Copyright © 2007 Steven Price

Is this Banded Argiope? Female? - Argiope trifasciata
Devens, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
September 13, 2007
Contributed by Steven Price on 13 September, 2007 - 2:55pm
Last updated 6 October, 2007 - 9:45am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 6 October, 2007 - 9:45am

Looks like it.
Check here
Male argiope bodys are much smaller than the females. I would say female.
… Daemeon Stovall, 13 September, 2007 - 3:08pm

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