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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Garden Orbweavers (Argiope) » Banded Argiope (Argiope trifasciata)
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Argiope - Argiope trifasciata
Copyright © 2011 John R. Maxwell

Argiope - Argiope trifasciata
Marietta Sand Prairie State Preserve, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
July 31, 2011
Size: Maybe around 8 mm?
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I'm raising it to try and help ID this spider, do any of these images help?

Argiope???

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 6 August, 2011 - 6:11pm
Last updated 24 January, 2013 - 5:18pm

Moved
Moved from Argiope.
… john and jane balaban, 24 January, 2013 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders. It hasn't eaten, yet. I may try different prey, but it may just be near a molt.
… John R. Maxwell, 7 August, 2011 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Molt
Has it molted at all yet? The palps look female at this stage in the game... is that still the case?
… Mandy Howe, 6 October, 2011 - 6:14am login or register to post comments

 
It died
I had a hard time getting it to eat. I put it in a vial for Kevin just in case.
… John R. Maxwell, 6 October, 2011 - 7:44am login or register to post comments

 
..
Ah, ok. Just curious.
… Mandy Howe, 6 October, 2011 - 8:28am login or register to post comments

Argiope trifasciata - Banded Argiope
is my guess.
… Lynette Elliott, 7 August, 2011 - 10:09am login or register to post comments

 
A. trifasciata
I agree. I've seen them look like this in Austin.
… Joe Lapp, 12 August, 2011 - 3:15pm login or register to post comments

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