Argiope aurantia
(Black and Yellow Garden Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I believe this is a Black-and-Yellow Argiope or a garden spider I took a picture of this in North Carolina at Elizabethan Gardens.

• Submitted by: 
  
  arachnophobia
• Submitted: Feb 19, 2018
• Photographed: Aug 9, 2017
• Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Location: Manteo, North Carolina, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Dorsal, Webs