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Argiope sp.
A female of unidentified species of the genus Argiope. Spiders in this Argiope genus are medium size spider, they build small to to medium size vertical orb web with circular or cross shaped stabilimentum. They wait for prey on web centre with legs in pairs. Male spiders are rarely seen and much smaller in size.
Spotted on its web strung between plants along a transect in secondary coastal lowland mixed freshwater swamp forest/sago swamp forest.
Spotted on Jun 14, 2012
Submitted on Jun 20, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Ava, done!
Hi Scott, Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...