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Yellow Garden Spider - Argiope aurantia I think I startled this beautiful spider when I was hiking this morning. It &quot;flew&quot; through the air in front of me with silk trailing behing it and landed on a tree trunk. I think I must have bumped her web.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest Argiope,Argiope aurantia,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Yellow Garden Spider,corn spider,garden spider,golden garden spider,lack and yellow garden spider,spider,writing spider Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Yellow Garden Spider - Argiope aurantia

I think I startled this beautiful spider when I was hiking this morning. It "flew" through the air in front of me with silk trailing behing it and landed on a tree trunk. I think I must have bumped her web.

Habitat: Deciduous forest

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    No matter how it got there, it's a gorgeous spider! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      I agree! Posted 3 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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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 17, 2021. Captured Sep 17, 2021 10:41 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/197s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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