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Spider for ID help - Argiope trifasciata

Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
July 12, 2008
Size: @1"

An orb weaver I found in a wet meadow last year. I did post this previously, but still don't know the ID so I'm trying again in hopes someone knows this guy. If two of the same image is a problem I'll delete the other.
Thanks for any help.

Contributed by Stephen Gingold on 10 June, 2009 - 12:23pm
Last updated 15 August, 2009 - 4:39pm

Moved

Moved from Orb Weavers.

… john and jane balaban, 15 August, 2009 - 4:39pm

Argiope

I'm not sure which one, but it looks like Argiope trifasciata.

Yes, please delete one.

… Lynette Schimming, 10 June, 2009 - 11:03pm

Thanks Lynette.

The other has been deleted.

… Stephen Gingold, 14 June, 2009 - 9:37am

An immature specimen (1 July,

An immature specimen (1 July, I think, was the date).

-Kevin

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 11 June, 2009 - 12:28am

Thanks Kevin.

Not sure what you mean by the date?

… Stephen Gingold, 14 June, 2009 - 9:39am

I think that they mature late

I think that they mature later in the summer. The Argiope specimens that I found in North Carolina at the end of June were also still immature, and that's a bit south of where you are.

-K

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 14 June, 2009 - 10:32am

I understand now.

This was not a recent image. I reposted it from last July 12. But you are probably right about it being an immature specimen.
Thanks again.

… Stephen Gingold, 14 June, 2009 - 10:38am

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