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Aaurantia_eggsac1

Identification

Argiope aurantia

Argiope aurantia: pictures (7)

Date Taken

November 2007

Location

Watsonville, California

Caption

Female Argiope aurantia with eggs as she pushes the eggs into the egg sac she has prepared. Note that there are many eggs in the yellowish "blob."

Subject
Behavior

Subject
Eggs

Subject
Live Animal

Type
Photo

Life Stages And Gender
Adult/Sexually Mature

Anatomy
Female

Behaviors
Reproduction

Life Stages And Gender
Egg

Anatomy
Coloration/Patterning :: Aposematic

Contributors

Tracy Hagen (photographer; copyright holder)

Conditions of Use

This resource may not be downloaded and used without permission of the copyright holder except for educational fair use.

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

National Science Foundation

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