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Argiope trifasciata
(Banded Garden Spider)

Picture ID 10550

Picture of Argiope trifasciata (Banded Garden Spider) - Male - Dorsal

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BugmanDan

Hi, I am not very familiar with your spiders, but his looks to be a male orb weaver,can’t rule out Nephila genus. They are not medically significant.
Welcome to the site.

ItsyBitsy

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. This looks like a male Argiope trifasciata (Banded Argiope).
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1141723/bgimage

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