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Picture ID 186551

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My kids found this beauty while playing on a stack of bales at the farm this evening. I have never seen this type before in Manitoba, anyone know what kind of spider this may be?

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Submitted: Aug 18, 2023
Photographed: Aug 18, 2023
Spider: Unidentified
Location: Melita, Manitoba, Canada
Spotted Outdoors: Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
Found in web?: Yes
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BugmanDan

August 19, 2023 1:46 am

A banded garden spider. Argiope trifasciata. As long as your kids don’t go handling her, she will stay around til the onset of winter. She will hide eggs that will hatch next season.
Species Argiope trifasciata – Banded Argiope – BugGuide.Net

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August 19, 2023 5:38 am

Interesting, thanks for the info!