|  Female. Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 10/08/05. © Peter J. Bryant | Banded argiope Argiope trifasciata Araneae: Araneidae Back to Spider index page  | 
|  Female (underside). Peter's Canyon Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 10/15/05. © Peter J. Bryant |  Male. Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 10/08/05. © Peter J. Bryant | 
|  Female with wrapped prey. Peter's Canyon Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 10/15/05. © Peter J. Bryant |  Female with wrapped prey. Peter's Canyon Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 10/15/05. © Peter J. Bryant | 
|  Female feeding on cricket. Wrapping prey with silk. © Peter J. Bryant |  Egg sac. © Peter J. Bryant | 
|  Egg sac opened. © Peter J. Bryant |  Newly hatched spiderlings. © Peter J. Bryant | 
|   Spiderlings on web. © Peter J. Bryant | |
| Female (in same web as male on the right). Donna O'Neil Land Conservancy, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA September 10, 2006. © Ron Hemberger | Male (in same web as female on the left). Donna O'Neil Land Conservancy, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA September 10, 2006. © Ron Hemberger |