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Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Seen in the Garden Spider at the Natural History Museum of LA, Ca

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow garden spider

Argiope aurantia

Reference Link
Latimeria
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Comments (1)
Larissa
Found one of these beauties in my backyard. Freaked me out! I had no idea anything so colorful could be in northern MN. I feared it was poisonous. My mistake and pleasure to discover.

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International Spider Survey
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PublishedNovember 22, 2011

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