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Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia)
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Copyright © 2008
mudmusher
unknown roomie -
Argiope aurantia
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Battle Ground, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
August 23, 2008
Found this male in my bathroom. I think he's an orbweaver but I couldn't focus on the eyes very well. He's certainly seen better days.
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Contributed by
mudmusher
on 23 August, 2008 - 8:59pm
Last updated 2 January, 2009 - 2:43am
Moved
Moved from
Orb Weavers
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john and jane balaban
, 20 September, 2008 - 8:00pm
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Moved
Moved from
Spiders
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john and jane balaban
, 13 September, 2008 - 10:03am
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It does have the look of Argiope aurantia
Scroll through the Info page
here
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john and jane balaban
, 23 August, 2008 - 11:02pm
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Close, but...
But the legs aren't striped. And I've never seen one in a house before. And the cephalothorax just doesn't seem right for one.
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mudmusher
, 24 August, 2008 - 11:23am
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The legs of the male
are not striped, see
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john and jane balaban
, 24 August, 2008 - 11:50am
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oh.
That's a difference I hadn't noticed. And what are the chances that I walked through a web and into the house with a passenger and never noticed? Oh crap, now I need to find him again and return him to the great outdoors.
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mudmusher
, 24 August, 2008 - 4:39pm
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