Comments & ID Thoughts
Found this spider on my mailbox door.
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- Submitted: Jun 28, 2024
- Photographed: Jun 28, 2024
- Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
- Location: Loranger, Louisiana, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
It would be best for her to be relocated. She looks young, she’ll have bigger webs later in the season. The paper and cup method is the easiest way. She would like a spot on a fence, especially near a garden, or on a porch frame. They prefer squared manmade structures as bases for their webs. Her venom isn’t medically significant, she’s a beneficial bug hunter.