The female Common Banded Argiopes is a member of the Orb-web Spider famile which makes some of the largest silk webs in Africa, The female is about 10

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The female Common Banded Argiopes is a member of the Orb-web Spider famile which makes some of the largest silk webs in Africa, The female is about 1000 times larger than the male

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Size: 5000px × 3333px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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