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Argiope trifasciata
This spider was wrapping its prey in web. The prey was still very much alive and moving during the process. The video shows the spider resting next to the moving prey. "Pale yellow, carapace has silver hairs, abdomen is striped in silver, yellow, and black."
Coastal scrub right along trail. This spider is found throughout the US in various habitats.
"Latin: "three-banded", from tres- "three" + fasciatus- "enveloped in bands, swathed"" - BugGuide
Spotted on Sep 20, 2012
Submitted on Sep 21, 2012
3 Comments
That is something to be proud of.
Thank you! I was excited to spot this one. Although it's common, it's my first spotting of it. I've now spotted all three Argiope species found in our area :)
Cool series. The clarity is so good that my skin is crawling. ")