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Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Photo by ghbright73
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large black and yellow spider. Zig zag pattern down the middle of its web.

Habitat:

grassland and forest edge. web was weaved amongst some tall grass and purple lustrife.

Notes:

Was large enough for me to spot as i was driving by a grassy field that had just been mown.

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Argiope aurantia

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