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Male #2 - Argiope argentata - male
Copyright © 2011 Robert Ransom

Male #2 - Argiope argentata - Male

San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, USA
May 25, 2011
Size: About 5 mm body only
Another male Argiope argentata. One of two, competing for a Female in an adjacent web. He also is still in his own web but with a few inches of his goal.
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Contributed by Robert Ransom on 25 May, 2011 - 12:51pm
Last updated 25 May, 2011 - 4:14pm

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This image is being used on the genus info page. Thanks!
… Lynette Elliott, 14 December, 2012 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

Male Argiope
Moved from ID Request. Don't forget spiders are measured without the legs included. Was it still that large?
… Lynette Elliott, 25 May, 2011 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

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