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Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

As the name states, the spider is black and yellow. The web is really cool, it is in a zig zag pattern.

Habitat:

Found in my neighbors backyard in between two fronds on a palm.

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Argiope aurantia

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Comments (1)
KarenL
Awesome spot - & what a perfect web!

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International Spider Survey
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PublishedJuly 12, 2013

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