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Spider I.D. Request - Argiope trifasciata

Spider I.D. Request - Argiope trifasciata
Newr Paso Robles, CA, California, USA
October 21, 2009
Size: about 1"

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Spider I.D. Request - Argiope trifasciata Spider I.D. Request - Argiope trifasciata

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banded garden spider - Argiope trifasciata

 
Argiope Trifasciata
Thank you, Andrew,

For the info. That was also my guess, although I think my spider is handsomer than many of the others, LOL!

 
yes, very handsome
Maybe we should say pretty? I think yours is a female. I haven't heard too many females referred to as handsome :-)

 
Good point! As in my native l
Good point! As in my native language a spider is a "he", it might be my own ambivalence of referring to a spider's physical attributes as she, smile!

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