Argiope aurantia
(Black and Yellow Garden Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

female Black and Yellow Argiope. Photographed in Westerly RI. Web between bulkhead and raspberry plants on south side of house. Male web about 2meters away on other side of bulkhead

• Submitted by: 
  
  jessh
• Submitted: Jan 31, 2018
• Photographed: Sep 9, 2007
• Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Location: Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Dorsal, Webs