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The spider is hiding it’s fangs in the picture- they appeared to be at least 5mm long.
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- Submitted: Aug 15, 2022
- Photographed: Aug 15, 2022
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Scotland , Connecticut, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Argiope aurantia, a Black and Yellow Garden Spider. This could be a male and what you saw were his appendages called pedipalps. They are multipurpose body parts. They’re mostly used by males in reproduction. Both genders use them as sensory organs
Hi. this is a female but you are right about the pedipalps.
Argiope aurantia male and female – Argiope aurantia – BugGuide.Net
The fangs are folded under the mouth parts here:
Argiope aurantia – BugGuide.Net
Watch closely you can see fangs between the pedipalps:
(628) Female Black and Yellow Argiope Orb Weaver Spider – (Argiope aurantia) – YouTube