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Black & Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Description:

Black & Yellow Garden Spider, AKA Writing Spider or Corn Spider, spotted on Maxwell AFB, AL. This appears to be a female and male pair. In the second photo you can see the male spider above the female on the same web. Third photo shows detailed close-up of the male. The male appears to be about 1/4 the size of the female.

Notes:

Spider mating season in Alabama?

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SargonR
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SargonR

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Spotted on Sep 1, 2014
Submitted on Sep 1, 2014

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