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Banana Spider Trying to get a good shot of this guy and my son blew on him. Spider began swinging back and forth on web,I thought for sure he was gonna throw himself at me. I braved it though,to get a good shot,lol! Argiope aurantia,Black and Yellow Garden Spider Click/tap to enlarge

Banana Spider

Trying to get a good shot of this guy and my son blew on him. Spider began swinging back and forth on web,I thought for sure he was gonna throw himself at me. I braved it though,to get a good shot,lol!

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Thanks for the bravery, it was worth it! Impressive spider. Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Graeme Ruck's profile
    Graeme Ruck
    Lion
    View Lion class
    stunning pattern,amazing spider Posted 12 years ago

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The Yellow Garden Spider

The spider species "Argiope aurantia" is is common to the contiguous United States, Hawaii, southern Canada, Mexico, and Central America. They have distinctive yellow and black markings on their abdomens and a mostly white cephalothorax.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Stacey Rollins

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Uploaded Jul 26, 2013.