Black and yellow orb weaver ( Argiope aurantia ) by Fletcher Wildlife Garden

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9-AUG-2010	Christine Hanrahan

Black and yellow orb weaver (Argiope aurantia)

I was looking around the field for the other Argiope spiders when I saw this huge female A. aurantia. Much bigger than the A. trifasciata. Truly the queen of the orb weavers!

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Dan the Man		01-May-2012 00:13
We have some of them on Manitoulin Island... They sure are big but so beautiful!!!

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