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beautiful spider - Argiope aurantia
Copyright © 2005 naturezon

beautiful spider - Argiope aurantia
Sarasota County, Florida, USA
June 14, 2004
Size: 2"
This beautiful spider lived in my back yard for a couple of months. We watched her feed and grow. After our area was hit with hurricane Charley, she disappeared. The meal she had here is what we thought to be her mate. She didn't devour him all at once, she snacked on him for a few days. You could see legs move from within the coccoon she had made around him.
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Contributed by naturezon on 3 July, 2005 - 11:47pm
Last updated 25 May, 2011 - 9:21am

Moved
Moved from Black and Yellow Argiope.
… Lynette Elliott, 25 May, 2011 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

Black and Yellow Argiope
Species Argiope aurantia - Black & Yellow Argiope
… Troy Bartlett, 4 July, 2005 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

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