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    Photo 1 of 5

    (c) Bidgee, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    Photo 2 of 5

    (c) George Hobson, all rights reserved

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    (c) Bill & Mark Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Bill & Mark Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    Photo 5 of 5

    (c) Jack Crosbie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Tailed Forest Spider

Argiope protensa

Worldwide
2,130 observations
Group
Arachnids
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Argiope protensa is a species of the spider genus Argiope. It is also known as longtailed orb-weaving spider or tear drop spider.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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