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Black and Yellow Argiope Spider

Photo by AmazingAaron
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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow and black large spider.

Habitat:

Urban area, near homes.

Reference Links:

Argiope

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Comments (3)
Spor Atic
I used to find them and their webs all along side my childhood above-ground swimming pool. My dad always called them banana spiders.
AmazingAaron
Yea they are very neat, and the ones around here get very big. They love to build there webs in our flower beds and eat the grass hoppers.
Yasser
these are one of my favorite spiders. Great spotting!
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PublishedApril 21, 2010

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