Argiope aurantia
(Black and Yellow Garden Spider)

Picture ID 74336

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Spider on ivy growing on fence. Suburban PUD environment. Atlanta, GA 30306

Submitted by:
wfc
Submitted: Jul 27, 2019
Photographed: Jul 20, 2019
Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
Sex:
Female,
Location: Atlanta, GA 30306, Georgia, 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

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wfc

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July 27, 2019 6:46 pm

Want to encourage curiosity of 3 year old boy

ItsyBitsy

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July 27, 2019 10:07 pm

Black and Yellow Argiope, Argiope aurantia. 🙂

Eebee

September 21, 2019 8:31 am

I found this large beauty out front doing her thing in low cut holly bushes. What interests me is the zigzag white thing that appears in one of these photos also. I am in Charlotte, NC.
It seems the spider(s) must produce these things themselves.
Is this possible? Thank you.