Comments & ID Thoughts
Almost certainly a Argiope aurantia.
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- Submitted: Nov 17, 2018
- Photographed: Jul 28, 2013
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Equality (Lake Martin), Alabama, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Yes, I think you are right. It is a yellow garden spider, argiope aurantia. One of my favorites! I had several in the yard when I lived in Texas. Beautiful creature!
These guys (gals) are pretty easy to ID.