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Golden Orb Weaver

Araneae: Araneidae: Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 (Golden Orb Weaver)

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Golden Orb Weaver

Araneae: Araneidae: Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 (Golden Orb Weaver)

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NathanB
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allison.fierce
I'm not quite sure how big it was, it's body was around an inch and a half long. Let's just say big. But I wouldn't have suspected it to eat a hummingbird...
NathanB
This looks to be the same spider....How big is the one you photographed? http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/08/24/black-and-yellow-orb-weaver-catches-hapless-hummingbird/
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2012

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