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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 © 2013 Iustin Cret

Argiope argentata - Female
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
April 24, 2010
I think it is an Argiope argentata, female. A confirmation would be good.
It had the web anchored on an Opuntia species. I discovered it on 23 April, but was too late and to dark for photo. I was returned the next day and I managed to make some photos. But I was not able to take pictures of the back, due to her position relative to Opuntia.
Second day I noticed that she had built stabilimentum (missing the first day) and had three prey wrapped in silk and some other small prey trapped in the web.

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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 8 January, 2013 - 11:28am
Last updated 10 January, 2013 - 9:34am

Moved to Argiope argentata
Moved from Argiope. Yes I agree with your ID, the other species A. blanda has a different ventral pattern.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 January, 2013 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

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