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'Garden Cross Spider' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Garden Cross Spider

In Monastery Courtyard

16 June 2013

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Pokhara, Nepal

Garden Cross Spider

Argiope pulchella
iNaturalist Observation
MARKED RESEARCH GRADE
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A six-week solo walk through the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal to survey Himalayan biodiversity — from पोखरा to मुक्तिनाथ (May to June 2013)

50 Observations
48 Identified Species
Tropical Fritillary Butterfly
Dana, Nepal (May 2013)
Scarlet Skimmer Dragonfly
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
Kashmir Rock Agama
Lete, Nepal (May 2013)
Pantropical Huntsman Spider
Shikha, Nepal (May 2013)
Jungle Myna
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
Malabar Melastome
Dhampus, Nepal (May 2013)
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52 Identified Species
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