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Argiope trifasciata
I saw this spider on a low sun flower bush on Mt diablo.
The trick of Argiope is that they hang upside down under the web, very hard for a Mantis to get there. So I think the Mantis will look for some other food animal...
It's plant was right next to the residential plant of the praying Mantis. Won't the Mantis get it?