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Black and yellow garden spider (female)

Argiope aurantia

Description:

These spiders have distinctive yellow and black markings on their abdomens and a mostly white cephalothorax. Males range from 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) females from 19–28 mm (0.75–1.1 in). Like other members of Argiope they are considered harmless to humans. (information from Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Wooded area

Notes:

Also known as "Argiope spider," "writing spider," and "corn spider." (I personally have never heard anyone use the latter)

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2 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 10 years ago

Thank you! :-)

sarah in the woods
sarah in the woods 10 years ago

Very nice first pic

Aaron_G
Spotted by
Aaron_G

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Sep 26, 2011
Submitted on Dec 20, 2013

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