Usually found in a small and rather fragile circular web strung betwen stalks of tall grass or small shrubs. Often has a visible stabilimentum, but not X shaped like St Andrew's Cross, and sometimes absent. The egg sac resembles a small cup with a lid, as is true for Argiope extensa.
Pale form
![Argiope protensa](../_dbase_upl/p104096911-20-09_rjw.jpg)
Top side against sky
![Argiope protensa](../_dbase_upl/4492860847_f9f8e5af52_o.jpg)
Underneath
![Argiope protensa](../_dbase_upl/4493501222_3a64e0b511_b.jpg)
Underneath closeup
![Argiope protensa](../_dbase_upl/4493547882_d7bf9cf920_o.jpg)