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Spider ID Request - Argiope aurantia
Copyright © 2008 Thomas of Baltimore City

Spider ID Request - Argiope aurantia
My back garden, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
June 12, 2008

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Spider ID Request - Argiope aurantia Spider ID Request - Argiope aurantia
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Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 16 June, 2008 - 9:37am
Last updated 25 June, 2008 - 12:59am

Moved
Moved from Garden Orbweavers.
… Thomas of Baltimore City, 17 June, 2008 - 7:47am login or register to post comments

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An argiope. Beautiful spiders when they are adults. Someone else may be able to give the species
… Matt Edmonds, 16 June, 2008 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

 
Definitely Argiope
The zigzag in the web is a give-away on that. Maybe a young Banded Argiope. Let an expert say for sure, though. Look here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/2015/bgimage
… Sharon and Bill Harris, 16 June, 2008 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

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