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Argiope aurantia
A very attractive spider. Wikipedia claims this species gets to be "0.75 - 1.1". This lady measured a leg span of 2.5", and body length of approx .88". (She did not appreciate me measuring her, as she began to bounce her web wildly front to back like a swing! )
Garden, Ranger Station, Silver Springs State Park.
Spotted on Aug 25, 2016
Submitted on Aug 26, 2016
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Very nice picture. They are about the same size, and probably as common as the banana spiders. However the banana spiders usually have much larger webs.
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