Global InformationArgiope protensa information
| Argiope protensa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Argiope |
| Species: | A. protensa
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| Binomial name | |
| Argiope protensa L. Koch, 1872[1]
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Argiope protensa, commonly known as the tailed grass spider[2] or teardrop spider,[3] is a species of spider in the orb weaver family, Araneidae. This species is fairly common and widespread in Australasia,[4] but like many spider species, little is known of its ecology, biology, or life history.[5]
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WSC_s3367was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Handbook of New Zealand insect names : common and scientific names for insects and allied organisms. Auckland [N.Z.]: Entomological Society of New Zealand. 1999. ISBN 978-0-95-976635-6.
- ^ Main, Barbara York (1980). Spiders of Australia : a guide to their identification with brief notes on the natural history of common forms. [Kent Town, S. Aust.]: Axiom Books. ISBN 9780959416435.
- ^ "Argiope protensa L. Koch, 1872 COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Vink, Cor J. (3 July 2017). "A history of araneology in New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 47 (3): 262–273. Bibcode:2017JRSNZ..47..262V. doi:10.1080/03036758.2017.1334676. ISSN 0303-6758. S2CID 134908799.