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Argiope trifasciata
(Banded Garden Spider)

Picture ID 10732

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

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It looks like a male orb weaver spider but it's shape is a little weird.

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BugmanDan

Hi, yes,it does look to be a male orb weaver,alikely genus would be Nephila, one of the gold silk spiders. Not too familiar with Puerto Rico fauna, but seen very similar posted.
http://www.islandbiogeography.org/arachnids.html
https://spiderid.com/spider/araneidae/nephila/
You can compare with this submission from PR:
https://spiderid.com/picture/10550/

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