Argiope aurantia
(Black and Yellow Garden Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Hi! This guy is hanging out in my porch eating bugs, I can’t tell if it’s an orb spider? Thank you!

• Submitted by: 
  
  mlindsey
• Submitted: Sep 5, 2025
• Photographed: Sep 5, 2025
• Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
• Location: Fort Worth , Texas, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: No
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