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Orb WeaversSpider
Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Hello!
I found this spider yesterday outside my bedroom window. It’s not one that I’ve seen where we live before (SW Missouri) - hoping you can identify it!
Thank!
Kris
Golden Orb-Weaver
Hi Kris,
Argiope aurantia, the Golden Orb-Weaver, has numerous common names, including Yellow Garden Spider, Yellow Garden Orbweaver, Writing Spider and Black & Yellow Argiope. Here is a BugGuide discussion on the common names for this species. Your photo nicely illustrates the stabilimentum, the zig-zag structure in the web that gives rise to the common name of Writing Spider.
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