Argiope aurantia
(Black and Yellow Garden Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

My friend here took a photo of this spider, and apperently it's bigger than her hand. Please identify this spider.

• Submitted by: 
  
  roman64
• Submitted: Aug 8, 2019
• Photographed: Aug 8, 2019
• Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
• Location: Texas, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal