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Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

This is an orb weaver. They make a stabilimentum (web decoration) in the center of their circular web. They have distinctive yellow and black markings on their abdomens and a mostly white cephalothorax.

Habitat:

This small (1 in or 2.5 cm) spider has made a web on the Wooly Pipevine.

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Argiope aurantia

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Comments (6)
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378
gatorfellows
Thanks Adarsha; It is fascinating. Here is a contribution to orb weaver webs: http://www.conservation.unibas.ch/team/zschokke/movie.php?lang=en
Adarsha B S
Web structure is very nice :) Look at discussion here once! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16382004

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PublishedJune 17, 2013

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