Argiope trifasciata (Forskål, 1775) Discussion
banded garden spider
Comments on August 8, 2007 Observation
Michael D. Campbell
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Submitted: October 27, 2007 at 5:42:15 PM MST
![Argiope trifasciata (Michael D. Campbell [August 8, 2007])](/observers/images/uploaded/Thumb_91_2007-10-27_Immature Argiope trifasciata.jpg)
Location: McCordsville, Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana Date & Time: August 8, 2007; 18:50 hours, Habitat: Shrub bed & shade garden, Predominant vegetation: summersweet, great blue lobelia, sensitive fern Details: First argiope seen this year, a large immature female with her web hung between the branches of a summersweet about 1 meter above ground level. Next day two more discovered approximately 6 meters away in wildflower garden and a fourth would be found in wildflower garden within a week, all with webs no more than half a meter high in obedient plant and coneflowers.
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