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Writing Spider

Argiope aurantia

Photo by GregInch
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow markings on black

Habitat:

Up in the gable of my house

Notes:

It is neat to watch. It does push-ups when prey touches web.

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Argiope aurantia

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Mission
International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedOctober 24, 2011

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