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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Garden Orbweavers (Argiope) » Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia) » juveniles (Argiope aurantia juveniles)
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Orb Weaver (Araneidae), Argiope sp) ID please - Argiope aurantia
Copyright © 2014 Fitz O.Clarke, Jr.

Orb Weaver (Araneidae), Argiope sp) ID please - Argiope aurantia
Skidaway Island, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
May 26, 2014
Size: Rather small
I photographed this Orb Weaver on Dill (Anethum graveolens), positioned on web head down. I turned on my portable stool to photograph a Hover Fly-couple of minutes later looked back and it had encapsulated a victim in silk. I photographed her (?) as she carried victim back to the web. It seems rather small when I recall previous Orb Weavers. ID please?

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Contributed by Fitz O.Clarke, Jr. on 26 May, 2014 - 4:36pm
Last updated 25 July, 2014 - 11:05pm

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers.
… Laura P., 25 July, 2014 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Laura- thank you for having v
Laura- thank you for having vetted my submission and identified as (Argiope aurantia).
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 26 July, 2014 - 5:23am login or register to post comments

Immature
Argiope aurantia
… john and jane balaban, 26 May, 2014 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Hot damn! That is what I orig
Hot damn! That is what I originally identified it, but dropped back, as I so often place my foot in my mouth. Best route is to go with the genus and rely on you impressive and dedicated "Contributing Editors"

Thanks, you made my day!
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 26 May, 2014 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

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