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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Garden Orbweavers (Argiope) » Banded Argiope (Argiope trifasciata)
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Argiope - Argiope trifasciata - female
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Durrenberger

Argiope - Argiope trifasciata - Female
Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
September 26, 2007
I found this lady several days ago and came to check her progress at fattening up before she lays her eggs. She's gotten much bigger already. I'm curious what species of Argiope she is. she lacks any banding on her back, and has large patches of silver, but her ventral abdomen is virtually identical to another I photographed 2 years ago that appears to be a "banded" according to your library.

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Contributed by Stephen Durrenberger on 26 September, 2007 - 11:35pm
Last updated 27 December, 2007 - 8:50pm

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Banded Argiope
It does look like a Banded Argiope (Argiope trifasciata).
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