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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Garden Orbweavers (Argiope) » Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata)
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Argiope argentata - female
Copyright © 2009 Hartmut Wisch

Argiope argentata - Female
Eaton Canyon wash, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 21, 2009
Looks like probably A. argentata, or perhaps another Argiope?
The web was between branchlets of a Scale broom (Lepidospartum squamatum), a smart place to be for a spider at this time of year; that plant is one of the late-flowering Asteraceae and thus visited by many insects.
Would appreciate some ID-help!

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 1 October, 2009 - 3:18pm
Last updated 3 October, 2009 - 12:45am

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… Hartmut Wisch, 3 October, 2009 - 12:43am login or register to post comments

Argiope argentata
Looks like it to me. I don't think there are others that have this appearance? That one has a nice pattern/color. Nice shot.
… Andrew Williams, 1 October, 2009 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

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