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Garden Spider? In amongst tomato plants
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- Submitted: Jul 28, 2021
- Photographed: Jul 28, 2021
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Knoxville , Tennessee, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Indeed many call that a “garden spider” but that’s like saying “hound” for any hunting dog- not that I have any say in it LOL, doesn’t bother me… just in case others throw a mix of the words around you can be prepared. That looks very much like a black and yellow “garden spider”, or yellow garden spider, writing spider, zig zag spider, etc.. and the scientific community keeps track of them as Argiope aurantia. They are a favorite among spider fans and so successful and conspicuous that many people start out knowing them before most other spiders. I think… Read more »
Yes, Argiope aurantia. We’re calling them Black and Yellow Garden Spiders. LOL – you write like I talk! 😉 Beware…from experience, you can “time out the portal” on this site by typing too long. It won’t upload at all, which is a bummer after putting so much time into an answer.
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