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Argiope aurantia
Approximately 1.25 inches long. Abdomen is black with yellow markings. Cephalothorax has silver-white hairs. Legs are ‘gold’ with black bands. Underside is black with central yellow band from front to back on underside of thorax and two yellow latero-ventral bands running from thorax to the spinnerets.
In Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at edge of reservoir.
Spotted on Aug 18, 2015
Submitted on Aug 19, 2015
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