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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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Spider in Upper Moapa Valley, Southern Nevada - Argiope trifasciata
Copyright © 2008 Crystal Shanley

Spider in Upper Moapa Valley, Southern Nevada - Argiope trifasciata
Upper Moapa Valley, Nevada, Clark County, Nevada, USA
September 12, 2008
This does not seem to be a common spider in this area. This spider was found near a spring refered to as Jackass Spring, though not much open water.

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Spider in Upper Moapa Valley, Southern Nevada - Argiope trifasciata Spider in Upper Moapa Valley, Southern Nevada - Argiope trifasciata Spider in Upper Moapa Valley, Southern Nevada - Argiope trifasciata
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Contributed by Crystal Shanley on 14 November, 2008 - 4:58pm
Last updated 18 November, 2008 - 2:31pm

I linked the three images
assuming this is a single specimen, judging by the identical remarks on each. Please indicate if this is not correct.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 14 November, 2008 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

Looks to be
one of the Argiope - guessing Banded, but that's just a guess from a ventral view. Dorsal image would firm up ID
… john and jane balaban, 14 November, 2008 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree....
Specimens like this one, where even the body shape is different from the 'norm,' lend support to the idea there may be more than one species involved. Moving to A. trifasciata for now.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 November, 2008 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

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