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Picture ID 31181

Picture of unidentified spider

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Initial guess of black and yellow garden spider? How did it get to North Dakota? Is it poisions?

  • Submitted by: 
    Fritznicole3
  • Submitted: Aug 25, 2018
  • Photographed: Aug 25, 2018
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Jamestown , North Dakota, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Hi, It’s my educated guess that your educated guess is right. Black and Yellow banded garden spider. Argiope aurantia. It is an orbweaver type of spider found across USA and in other countries too. It has a little venom for killing prey and for defending herself. If you don’t squeeze bare skin against her ( is that something you even want to do?!) there will be no biting. You caught the zigzag webbing that orbweavers make in your photo. They make big round webs with rays of zigzag web built in. You’ll usually see her with her head pointed to… Read more »

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