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Spider Of Some Kind - Argiope aurantia
Copyright © 2006 Kenneth Dwain Harrelson

Spider Of Some Kind - Argiope aurantia
Mississippi River, Missouri/Illinois County, Illinois, USA
October 30, 2006
Size: Fairly big
I saw this spider and was on a riverboat cruising the Mississippi River at the time this shot was taken. It seemed pretty big. Can anybody ID it, please? I was over in St. Louis to see Bob Newhart in concert.

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Spider Of Some Kind - Argiope aurantia Spider Of Some Kind - Argiope aurantia
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Contributed by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson on 11 June, 2007 - 3:14am
Last updated 8 July, 2009 - 3:40pm

identification
These are known as writting spiders, black and yellow agriopes or yellow garden spiders(Agriope aurantia). Agriopes are found very commonly all over North America with some exceptions, where? I don't really know... what a beauty you've captured! :P
… Alana-Keira, 5 February, 2008 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

LOL!
This is great! You'll have to put in a web now, spanning the Arch, of course:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 June, 2007 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

 
I Never Thought Of That
Good idea, I should have thought of that!
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 11 June, 2007 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Time to go commercial, Kenny
Lose that arch and go for the golden ones.
… Ron Hemberger, 11 June, 2007 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Way to go!
Maybe a Arch*iope? Sorry, not good with spiders ;-)
… Stephen Luk, 11 June, 2007 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

That is a big one!
Did you warn downtown St Louis?
… john and jane balaban, 11 June, 2007 - 7:01am login or register to post comments

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