Comments & ID Thoughts
I live in Portland, Oregon and am every active in nature. I have never see this spider before.
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- Submitted: Jul 27, 2018
- Photographed: Jul 27, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Black and yellow garden spider, Argiope aurantia.
Orbweavers are great to have on your berry bushes. We’ve had a few photos of orbweavers wrapping webs around brambles, like raspberries, to capture beetles that have infested the plants.