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Argiope chloreis
An Argiope orbweaver in her orb web that is constructed over a large leaf. Female, 6.5mm. Like other Argiope garden spiders, it has a visible white pattern in the center of its web possibly to make it look more visible and larger. The unique part of this species is that the two colors (dark green and light green) on the abdomen is distinctly separated by a clear line. This species is under the A. chloreis group.
"chinstrap"
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On low plants with wide leaves in Tawau Hills Park headquarters, Tawau, Sabah, Borneo.
>>>Map accuracy : 10m radius. Spotted this with Dan near where we have lunch. An uncommon species. Should not be mistaken with another closely relative - A. chloreides http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/234...
Wow! Thank you very much for choosing this.
Thanks for all the great comments.
Congratulations Chun! This intriguing Argiope orb-weaver is our Spotting of the Day! Hoping it helps identifying it!
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Spotted on Jan 24, 2014
Submitted on Jun 16, 2016
