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Black and yellow argiope

Argiope aurantia

Photo by Kate
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Field Notes

Description:

Huge, yellow sides, black top,

Species ID Suggestions

Black and Yellow Argiope

Argiope aurantia
JessicaMorgan
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Black & Yellow Argiope

Argiope aurantia

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Comments (2)
Kate
What are they called
JessicaMorgan
I'm pretty sure that's a correct ID. I saw several of these in the Pocomoke forest in MD last month and looked them up. They are huge!

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International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedAugust 31, 2011

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