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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)
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Yellow Garden spider? - Argiope aurantia
Copyright © 2013 Royal M. Tyler, Jr.

Yellow Garden spider? - Argiope aurantia
~6 mi. E of Vivian, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 3, 2013
top view. patterns look different than my other Argiope aurantia so I wanted to know why, if maybe a different species or if they just vary that much. This one has very little banding on the legs compared to the other and is faded on top.

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Yellow Garden spider? - Argiope aurantia Yellow Garden spider? - Argiope aurantia
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Contributed by Royal M. Tyler, Jr. on 3 August, 2013 - 6:54pm
Last updated 3 August, 2013 - 8:30pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 3 August, 2013 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

Yes
They do vary quite a bit, I invite you to browse through the images that we have on bugguide here
… Gaspard Tanguay-Labrosse, 3 August, 2013 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

This is an orb weaver, on exa
This is an orb weaver, on exact species argiope aurantia.
… Mario Decossio, 3 August, 2013 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

 
did you know the answer to my
did you know the answer to my question?
… Royal M. Tyler, Jr., 3 August, 2013 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah... Did you edit it?
Yeah... Did you edit it?
… Mario Decossio, 3 August, 2013 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

 
no, not sure what you mean.
no, not sure what you mean.
… Royal M. Tyler, Jr., 3 August, 2013 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Banding
I think it's the younger ones that have more banding.
… Laura P., 3 August, 2013 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks
… Royal M. Tyler, Jr., 3 August, 2013 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

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