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Argiope
(Garden Orb-weavers)

Picture ID 192962

Picture of Argiope (Garden Orb-weavers)

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Banded Garden Spider in a web seen in El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

  • Submitted by: 
    ZolaNav
  • Submitted: Dec 31, 2023
  • Photographed: Dec 31, 2023
  • Spider: Argiope (Garden Orb-weavers)
  • Location: San Miguel de Allende , Mexico
  • Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
  • Found in web?: Yes
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TangledWeb

She’s Argiope trifasciata or A. bruennichi. Her stabilimentum (“decorative web addition”) is interesting because she has it near her head instead of lengthways along her body. The function of this kind of stabilimentum hasn’t been completely established yet.

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