Female. Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 10/08/05
Banded argiope
Argiope trifasciata
Araneae: Araneidae
Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Original available from Biological Photo Service.
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Female (underside). Peter's Canyon Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 10/15/05
Male. Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 10/08/05
Female with wrapped prey. Peter's Canyon Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 10/15/05
Female with wrapped prey. Peter's Canyon Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 10/15/05
Female feeding on cricket. Wrapping prey with silk
Egg sac
Egg sac opened
Newly hatched spiderlings
Spiderlings on web
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Female (in same web as male on the right). Donna O'Neil Land Conservancy, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA September 10, 2006. Copyright Ron Hemberger
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Male (in same web as female on the left). Donna O'Neil Land Conservancy, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA September 10, 2006. Copyright Ron Hemberger