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Argiope aurantia
(Black and Yellow Garden Spider)

Picture ID 202761

Picture of Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)

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Argiope? Female? My son caught this one. Gorgeous web. I was jealous I hadn’t seen it.

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TangledWeb

You got it. 🙂 Yes, this is a female, the males don’t have big webs. They approach the female to initiate courting her, a the edge of her web. That gives the male a quick get-away if the female isn’t interested. I’ve only seen this species once, on the edge of a wooded area in South Carolina. My friends and family know that they should get my attention if they see a cool bug because I definitely want to see it! Or an interesting tree, or rock, slime mold…anything.

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