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Description:

The largest spider I've seen in the wild. For perspective, it's on an elephant-ear leaf. Abdomen about the size of my thumb, about 5" overall. Beautiful black, white and yellow with tan on upper leg segments.

Habitat:

Flower garden in South Carolina, USA.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia


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DavidLovegrove
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DavidLovegrove

Greer, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Aug 24, 2013
Submitted on Aug 24, 2013

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