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I'd love to know what this spider is, and whether or not it is dangerous, since it has made a home in my tomato plant! It is large, about 2" long, and quite colorful!
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- Submitted: Jul 8, 2020
- Photographed: Jul 8, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Fiddletown, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
I think I found it in a spider guide–a common, harmless garden spider!
Yes, this is Argiope aurantia, the Black and Yellow Garden Spider. It is harmless and indeed beneficial, since orb-weavers consume large numbers of flying insects including disease-carrying mosquitoes.
Thanks!