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Writing Spider

Argiope aurantia

Notes:

I see these often all over South Carolina. They seem to be very common, docile and nonthreatening.

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Writing spider
Argiope aurantia Argiope aurantia


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2 Comments

Kellyspubvista
Kellyspubvista 10 years ago

Thank you Reza!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

You are correct Kelly, this lovely spider is indeed the Writing spider. I have suggested the scientific name and a link for more info :)

Kellyspubvista
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Kellyspubvista

Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Aug 5, 2013
Submitted on Aug 5, 2013

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