# Argiope spider female adult on her web dorsal view black background Don Det Laos

- By: Basile Morin
- Date: 2021-02-22
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Argiope_spider_female_adult_on_her_web_dorsal_view_black_background_Don_Det_Laos.jpg)
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Multi-coloured Saint Andrew's cross spider (Argiope versicolor) female adult on her web, dorsal view on black background, seen in Don Det, Si Phan Don, Laos. A web decoration called stabilimentum, conspicuous silk structure included in the web, typical of the genus Argiope, can be seen at the upper left and bottom right corners of the picture. The specimen measures 9 mm (0.35 in) (body only) and 49 mm (1.9 in) with the legs.