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WI092712 - 4 - dorsal - Argiope trifasciata
Copyright © 2012 Dan Watley

WI092712 - 4 - dorsal - Argiope trifasciata
Olney 20832-2130, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
September 27, 2012
Size: 2" long incl. legs
I photographed this beauty guarding my Canadice grape vines.

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WI092712 - 4 - dorsal - Argiope trifasciata WI092712 - 2 ventral - Argiope trifasciata
Contributed by Dan Watley on 27 September, 2012 - 12:34pm
Last updated 28 September, 2012 - 8:58am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 28 September, 2012 - 8:58am

Banded Orb Weaver (Argiope trifasciata)
Banded Orb Weaver (Argiope trifasciata)
… Douglass Moody, 28 September, 2012 - 12:45am

Looks like Argiope trifasciat
Looks like Argiope trifasciata...
… Bonetss, 27 September, 2012 - 1:28pm

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