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Female Spider  - Argiope trifasciata - female

Female Spider - Argiope trifasciata - Female
State College , Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 20, 2019
Body is yellowish silver with dark reddish markings on each side. Cephalothorax is pure silver but head and fangs are both dull orange. Legs same color as head with darker stripes on each leg. Abdomen almost tear-dropped in shape.

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Female Spider  - Argiope trifasciata - female Female Spider  - Argiope trifasciata - female

Moved
Moved from Spiders.

Spider size
If it helps. She's roughly the size of a quarter.

Ventral image of an Argiope
not sure if it is aurantia or trifasciata
EDIT - Ah! Dorsal image shows this to be A. trifasciata

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