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Long multicoloredspider - Argiope trifasciata - female
Copyright © 2013 R. Berg

Long multicoloredspider - Argiope trifasciata - Female
Alameda County, California, USA
August 31, 2013
Size: 10.9 mm bl
Though poorly focused, this shot shows two distinctive features: carapace was iridescent, and white area at anterior end of abdomen had a scalloped contour with definite vertical grooves.

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Contributed by R. Berg on 1 September, 2013 - 12:21am
Last updated 1 September, 2013 - 11:20pm

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