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Argiope argentata
A Silver Argiope Orb Weaver (Argiope argentata) with twin stabilimenta. A single stabilimentum is actually more characteristic of argiopes. Photographed at Newport Back Bay, Newport Beach CA. Hand-held Nikon D90 at ISO 400 with 105-mm macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/20, full sun and SB-600 flash unit with O-Flash 3/4-ringlight attachment.
Spotted on Oct 21, 2011
Submitted on Nov 6, 2011
2 Comments
Pretty spider!
Nice shape!