Comments & ID Thoughts
Possibly a Golden silk orb-weaver.
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- Submitted: Sep 19, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 19, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Mandeville, Louisiana, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Definitely an Orb Weaver. That’s the Black & Yellow Garden Spider, Argiope aurantia, family Araneidae. The Golden Silk Orb Weavers (genus Nephila) are much bigger when fully grown.