Argiope aurantia
(Black and Yellow Garden Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I have no idea what kind of species would create this kind of nest. I'm assuming it's relatively common because it was located between a gutter and the wall of a house but I wasn't able to find any similar images online.

• Submitted by: 
  
  myfullname
• Submitted: Mar 19, 2018
• Photographed: Mar 17, 2018
• Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
• Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Egg sacs, Webs