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Unknown spider in Valdosta, GA - Argiope aurantia

Unknown spider in Valdosta, GA - Argiope aurantia
Valdosta, Georgia, USA
May 2, 2011
this was hanging in our bush in a weird looking web almost looks like it encased itself in it, what kind of spider is it?

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Argiope
Probably the Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia). Here's one with a similar pattern, also from GA:



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