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Male Black & Yellow Argiope Portrait - Argiope aurantia - male
Copyright © 2003 Stephen Cresswell

Male Black & Yellow Argiope Portrait - Argiope aurantia - Male
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
August 22, 2003
I took many photos of the large and showy female, then noticed the much smaller male at the corner of the web. This is his portrait.
Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 23 August, 2004 - 7:07pm

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