Family: Araneidae

Scientific Name: Argiope argentata

Size: 3.7 – 4.7 mm

Gender: Male

It is easiest to find adult male A. argentata when they are in the female’s web (Click Here). I find the webs in shrubs especially prickly-pear cactus, located in sunny places but not in trees.
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D149 (Laguna Beach, Ca / 14 July 06)