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black and yellow garden spider

Argiope aurantia

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

restored Indiana prairie next to a pond

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Argiope aurantia

Species ID Suggestions

Banana spider

Argiope appensa

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Ashish
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Comments (1)
AnnaWhipkey
Ashish, it looks like Argiope appensa only occurs on islands in the Western Pacific Ocean. My spider is in North America.

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PublishedJuly 12, 2011

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