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Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Spider ID Please, 1 by flatpickit

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flatpickit wrote:
It is an Argiope sp., in the family Araneidae (orbweavers). A dorsal picture would help to positively narrow it down, but looking at the venter I would guess that it's the Banded Argiope (Argiope trifasciata). The orbweavers in the genus Argiope do make beautiful patterns in their webs.

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