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Black and Yellow Orb Spider

Argiope aurantia

Photo by jeremyp.white
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1.5" on the garage.

Species ID Suggestions

Black & yellow garden spider

Argiope aurantia

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KarenL
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Orb Spider

Argiope aurantia
jeremyp.white
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Comments (2)
Aaron_G
This is a female. With legspan, they are around the size of an adult human's palm.

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PublishedSeptember 11, 2011

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