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Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Description:

They have distinctive yellow and black markings on their abdomens and a mostly white cephalothorax.

Habitat:

This one has had its web on the Century plant, Agave americana, for about two weeks.

Notes:

Today it moved its web to a new location on the Agave which let me get a close-up.

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Denton, Texas, USA

Lat: 33.15, Long: -97.02

Spotted on Jun 18, 2012
Submitted on Jun 19, 2012

Spotted for mission

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