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- Submitted: Sep 22, 2019
- Photographed: Sep 22, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Yorktown , Virginia, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Hi. I’m new. Found this spider in our Garden near the House. Any ideas.
Looks like a Black & Yellow Garden Spider, scientific name Argiope aurantia. A flashy spider that weaves a distinctive zigzag pattern into its web.