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Zipper Spider

Argiope aurantia

Photo by Ingrid3
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Field Notes

Description:

several cm long black and white leg barred, body black and white zigzaged, web long zigzag down the center of the web, orb web, ventral view in picture

Habitat:

tall grasses, web in shaded area between waist high grasses

Species ID Suggestions

Zipper Spider

Argiope aurantia

Reference Link
Samuel Hartman
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Comments (2)
The MnMs
Nice web! you can also add your spotting to the mission for Animal architecture: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378
Samuel Hartman
It might be an immature spider hence the white rather than yellow: http://bugguide.net/node/view/18816 But if it isn't the zipper spider at least it's a start with that web style.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Wildlife of Northeastern USA
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2013

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