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Yellow and black garden spider. Is this Male or female?
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- Submitted: Jul 25, 2018
- Photographed: Jul 24, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Dickson, Tennessee, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Nice photo! Yes, this is Argiope aurantia eating a butterfly. Probably female, they are more likely to be in the center of a web than male orb weaver spiders. The males stay to the sides, trying to mate with the female BEFORE she kills him.