Effettivamente, sembra una giovane Argiope lobata. Non capisco cosa le sia successo; la ragnatela è dissestata e le mancano metà delle zampe. E' raro vedere femmine in questo stato .... Strano anche che tenga i cheliceri semiaperti, come in atteggiamento di minaccia. luigi
Hi Luigi I too noticed that it was missing four legs but had no idea why. As it was very small compared to the other specimens I had seen previously, and as I had read that males are much smaller that females, I presumed that this was a male. Could it perhaps have lost its legs in a fight with another male ? Best regards. Albert