Argiope aurantia
(Black and Yellow Garden Spider)

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Argiope aurantia - Yellow garden spider, writing spider, golden garden spider, black & yellow garden spider. Known by many different names this spider is fun to watch spin a web. We got really lucky and spotted this specimen on a beautiful pink rose.

• Submitted by: 
  
  walkerpest-pro
• Submitted: Jan 29, 2018
• Photographed: Sep 18, 2017
• Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Maturity: 
  Adult
• Location: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: On Flower
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal