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Roadside at foot of limestone mountains.
Track along foot of limestone mountain
spider...
And there she was: a spectacular female
Mountain airfield at 1,100 metres ASL, scattered bushes, hardy thistle plants ...
Roadside path between agricultural fields and limestone mountain.
Huge spider... Perhaps 6-8 cm long, or even more. Found among scrubs.
Large orb-weaver with pale body and side indentations.
Another example not too far from the earlier one but this shows the top much ...
Note what could be the male in the top left corner of the 1st 2 pictures.
Argiope lobata is a species of spider ...
From fangs to end of belly it was 4cm long.
A large web is built, usually in a vertical position that allows them to trap ...
North America. Like many orbweavers,
and distinctive lobes around the edge.
and distinctive lobes around the edge. As ...
side is marked with black and yellow spots. The abdomen carries deep furrows ...