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Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Description:

Can only get photos of ventral and side. Body is over an inch long.

Habitat:

It is spinning a web between 2 shrubs on side of garage about 2-3 feet off the ground.

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2lefty475
2lefty475 3 years ago

Their webs are usually characterized by a zigzag shaped stabilimentum (an extra thick line of silk) in the middle extending vertically. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_au...)

2lefty475
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2lefty475

Athens, Tennessee, United States

Spotted on Sep 8, 2020
Submitted on Sep 9, 2020

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