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North Carolina Writing Spider - Argiope aurantia - female

North Carolina Writing Spider - Argiope aurantia - Female
Newell/Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Size: Approx 8 cm.
Found in a suburban garden in early September 2012. Disappeared the day after photograph was taken.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Argiope)
Looks like a female Argiope aurantia.

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