California Argiope argentata in a stabilimentum-free web, reflecting light at night from its silvery dorsal side

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Female Argiope argentata in a stabilimentum-free web, at head level in a guava tree, reflecting light at night from its silvery dorsal side. A kleptoparasitic or commensal dewdrop spider (not shown) was also present in the web. Photo (actually a still from a video, lit with a flashlight) taken in Orange County, California, with an Apple iPod Touch 5th generation, then cropped to 4:3 ratio. Date: 12 August 2017. Source: Own work. Author: Dan Harkless.