"Banded Garden Spider" - two photos
Argiope trifasciata
1 inch - body length
This beautiful lady had a grasshopper and there were many to be had.
I accidentally found this spider on Antelope Island, while pursuing a jumping spider that was hopping around on the same bush.
This is the first one of these I had ever seen and it was wonderful. It was deep inside the bush so I couldn't get any side shots
or shots directly overhead, but I can't complain. © Carol Davis, 7-23-2009
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