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Garden Spider

Photo by mahsati22
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Species ID Suggestions

Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope (Genus)

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Yasser
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Garden spider
j.m.lohrman
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Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope_aurantia

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Latimeria
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Comments (4)
Apple
Most definitely Argiope aurentia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aurantia
Latimeria
Looks like the species "aurantia" to me, though its abdomen is fatter than I've normally seen.
Yasser
Fantastic photos! I added a species suggestion with a reference link for the genus Argiope so you can read more. Beautiful spiders!
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PublishedMarch 16, 2011

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