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Photo by ccamp5491
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Field Notes

Description:

spider black and yellow

Habitat:

grassy field in new york state

Species ID Suggestions

Writing Spider

Argiope aurantia

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Kellyspubvista
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writing spider

argiope
ccamp5491
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Comments (1)
Aaron_G
Nice spotting. Your spider is a female, so this time of year it's fun to look within the web and see if you can spot the much smaller male. These girls will often have suitors in the late summer.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2013

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