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Golden Orb-Weaver

Posted by bugman October 11th, 2008 at 10:38 pm

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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

argiope kris 163x300 Golden Orb Weaver

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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  1. From Golden Orbweaver | What's That Bug? on 19 Jan 2011 at 9:30 pm

    [...] is a Golden Orbweaver, Argiope aurantia, and its stabilimentum is different.  You can see images in our archives and on BugGuide.  You should keep the eggsacs in a protected location away from the wind and [...]

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