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Araneidae

Jonathan Coddington
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Banded Argiope
Containing group: Orbiculariae
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Banded Argiope
Scientific Name Argiope trifasciata
Comments Banded Argiope
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Copyright © Leon Higley, Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Scientific Name Arachnida:Araneae:Araneidae: Araneus diadematus
Location “Corno alle Scale” Park, Bologna Province, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Copyright © 2005 Cesare Brizio
Scientific Name Micrathena gracilis
Location Virginia, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Jonathan Coddington
Sex Female
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Copyright © Jonathan Coddington
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Jonathan Coddington
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., USA

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Coddington, Jonathan. 2006. Araneidae. Version 08 December 2006 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Araneidae/2788/2006.12.08 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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