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- Submitted: Jul 2, 2025
- Photographed: Jul 2, 2025
- Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
- Location: Virginia, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: No
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Argiope aurantia, absolutely beautiful, harmless spiders that go by many common names. They’re some of my favorites to see!
They are on my favorites list too.
Golden Orb garden spider! Scared the bejeepers out of me when I was 5…